He was captured in October 2025 after a tip led authorities to a house in Atlanta It took police five months to capture the last of a group of inmates who escaped a New Orleans prison. On Oct. 8, U.S.

Derrick Groves, one of 10 Louisiana inmates who escaped a New Orleans prison during a jailbreak learned his fate.

Derrick Groves agrees to be extradited back to Louisiana. Groves was recaptured in a basement crawlspace in Atlanta. Faces simple and potentially aggravated escape charges, plus life sentence for ...

Derrick Groves appeared in court on Thursday for an extradition hearing, and said he wants to go back to Louisiana. The New Orleans jail escapee was arrested in Atlanta Wednesday after being on the ...

NEW ORLEANS — It was a tip to Crimestoppers GNO that led to the arrest of Derrick Groves on Wednesday. After the jail break, the community was dedicated to helping law enforcement capture all 10 ...

*We erroneously reported that a tip relating to Derek Groves came from the 9th Ward area. Crimestoppers tips are anonymous; Crimestoppers never reports where a tip ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (WGNO) — Nearly five months after escaping from the Orleans Parish jail, Derrick Groves will return to Louisiana after agreeing to be extradited during a court appearance in Georgia. “I ...

Derrick Groves clearly likes taking risks. And he's pretty good at it. Groves was captured in a respectable, middle-class Black neighborhood in Atlanta on Wednesday after being on the run for five ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Derrick Groves, the last New Orleans escapee still on the run after breaking out of the Orleans Justice Center nearly five months ago, has been captured, authorities confirmed ...