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the only escape louisiana The prisoner has been on the run since a daring prison escape in May in which 10 people crawled through a hole behind a toilet. atlantaU.S. Marshals said Wednesday.
Deputy US Marshal Brian Fair confirmed that Derrick Groves was taken into custody at a home after evading authorities for nearly five months. Louisiana State Police spokeswoman Kate Stegall also said Groves was in custody after a brief standoff.
The other nine escapees were recaptured within six weeks of their escape. new Orleans prison on May 16, and most were still found in Louisiana.
Groves, 28, was convicted of murder and was facing a possible life sentence before his prison escape. He had the most violent criminal record among those who escaped, and authorities had offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to his recapture.