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All 10 fugitives who managed to escape without fear new Orleans In May the last inmate at the prison who was still on the run was captured hiding in a basement crawl space, after which he was taken back into custody. atlanta Home.
Derrick Groves, 28, was found hiding under a home on Wednesday by a police dog dispatched to the home after Atlanta Police The department’s SWAT team spent hours searching the home and firing tear gas into it.
The other nine prisoners were recaptured within six weeks of the May 16 incident, most of whom were louisiana,
A New Orleans jury last year convicted Groves of murdering two people after opening fire on a family block party that prosecutors said was a feud with rival drug dealers. He faces life in prison upon that conviction.
The case of a brazen escape from New Orleans jail
Groves and nine others made an audacious escape overnight by running through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall while the only guard assigned to their cell pod in the New Orleans jail went to get food.
People jumped over fences and used blankets to avoid being cut by the barbed wire. Surveillance footage shows some of them speeding away onto a nearby interstate and into a neighborhood.
After the prison escape, law enforcement located three escapees within 24 hours and most within the next few weeks. While some fugitives continued to hang out in nightlife hot spots, others became Instagram Post, Groves maintained a low profile.
A tip brought officers to a home in Atlanta
Deputy U.S. Marshal Brian Fair said the tip leading to Groves’ capture came through New Orleans CrimeStoppers, an anonymous reporting program. Groves was the only person in the home, and no one else was arrested.
But Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said it appeared several people helped Groves and that he could face charges for aiding and abetting.
After Groves was taken into custody, the garage door of the brick home collapsed from the inside and was closed by police. The home is located next to Tyler Perry Studios, one of the largest film production facilities in the country.
“Based on how long it took an experienced, well-trained SWAT team to take him out, he planned to hide out for a period of time,” Fair said.
In video provided by the Atlanta Police Department, shirtless, without shoes and wearing shackles around his wrists and ankles, Groves blew a kiss and then smiled at someone filming him as he was escorted to a police car.
Murrill said police also found a handgun and 15 pounds of marijuana inside the home.
Police say Groves will be deported back to Louisiana
Groves was booked into the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on Wednesday afternoon. Jail records show he is charged with being a fugitive from justice.
Murrill said Groves is scheduled to appear in court Thursday for a hearing on his extradition to Louisiana.
Groves’ attorney in Louisiana, Peter Freberg, said Wednesday afternoon that he had not yet spoken to his client and declined to comment.
Nine other people accused of escaping from the city jail pleaded not guilty in July to avoid charges. The charge of escape carries a prison sentence of two to five years.