NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Derrick Groves has been cornered in Atlanta, according to FOX News.
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Derrick Groves: Incarcerated and recently convicted on charges of second degree murder and attempted second degree
murder. He may attempt to locate witnesses in the murder trial.(LSP)
Groves, 31, escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center in New Orleans on May 16, 2025, along with nine other inmates in what has become one of Louisiana’s most high-profile jail breaks in decades. While most of the escapees were captured within weeks, Groves has remained at large for nearly five months.
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He was serving a life sentence for second-degree murder following a conviction in 2024 for opening fire at a Mardi Gras block party that killed two people and wounded several others.
The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office has described Groves as a “cold-blooded killer” with a history of violent crime.
Federal investigators previously said they believe Groves received help from outside accomplices, including a former jail employee and girlfriend, Darriana Burton, who has since been arrested and charged with aiding the escape.
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