Nine Fugitives Captured After New Orleans Jailbreak; One Remains at Large

Capture of Escaped Inmates

• 🎯 Antoine Massie, one of ten inmates who escaped from Orleans Parish Prison six weeks ago, was peacefully apprehended at his New Orleans residence.
• 💰 Authorities had offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the remaining fugitive, Derek Groves.
• 👮 Police are appealing to Groves to peacefully turn himself in.

Details of the Jailbreak

• ⛓️ The group of ten inmates, facing charges ranging from aggravated assault to murder, escaped by manipulating a faulty cell door, removing a toilet, and crawling through a hole in the wall.
• 🏃 After exiting the cell, they scaled a barbed wire fence and fled the facility.
• ⏰ The escape, which occurred shortly after midnight, went unnoticed until a routine headcount at 8:30 a.m.

Manhunt and Contributing Factors

• 🗺️ A six-week manhunt resulted in the capture of inmates in various locations across Louisiana and Texas.
• 🏗️ The Orleans Parish sheriff attributed the jailbreak largely to the prison's poor infrastructure and lack of renovations.
• 🤝 Authorities have arrested at least 16 individuals accused of aiding the prisoners in their escape.