The ninth of the ten inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Middle on Might 16 has been recaptured.
Antoine Massey, 33, was grabbed by cops from a number of legislation enforcement businesses Friday at a residence within the metropolis, Louisiana State Police mentioned in a social media launch. He’ll face extra fees for his function within the escape.
One other publish from LSP confirmed a helicopter airlifting Mr. Massey to a state correctional facility outdoors the New Orleans space.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Brian Truthful informed CNN that Mr. Massey was taken in a “peaceable” method with out additional incident. An investigation is ongoing into who, if anybody helped him flee custody and the way they did so.
“It’s fairly apparent during the last six weeks, to stay a fugitive that lengthy, he had help, he had assist. Whether or not or not it was somebody helped him with the Airbnb, we must assume ‘sure,’ however who (it was) and all these issues will probably be decided later,” LSP Superintendent Robert Hodges mentioned, in line with New Orleans’ Occasions-Picayune.
The ten inmates escaped after tearing a bathroom off a wall, busting open a gap, going by way of it and and scaling a fence. Eight of the opposite escapees have been captured final month, and solely Derrick Groves, 28, stays on the run.
LSP mentioned that on the time of the escape, Mr. Massey was in custody on fees of home abuse battery involving strangulation, theft of a motorcar and violating the circumstances of his parole. Orleans Parish prison information present that he hasn’t been tried on these fees.
Groves was convicted of two counts every of second-degree homicide and tried second-degree homicide final October, per a launch from the Orleans Parish District Legal professional’s Workplace. He was serving time for these crimes when he escaped.
There’s a reward for info resulting in the arrest of Groves, as there was for the 9 others now in custody, LSP mentioned. Crime Stoppers’ provide is $10,000, and the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are every providing $20,000 for a complete reward of $50,000.
Mr. Massey was arrested after a tip was despatched in, Mr. Truthful informed CNN.