Derrick Groves, 28, was apprehended in Atlanta, Louisiana State Police said.
The last of 10 inmates who had been on the lam following a New Orleans jailbreak in May has been captured, police said Wednesday.
Derrick Groves, 28, was apprehended following a « brief stand-off » in Atlanta, Louisiana State Police said.
The capture involved a « coordinated effort » that included the U.S. Marshals Service, the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, Louisiana State Police, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, the New Orleans Police Department, the Atlanta Police Department, Crimestoppers Greater New Orleans and other agencies, police said.
Tips to Crimestoppers led authorities to the house in southwest Atlanta on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Marshals New Orleans Task Force. Agents pumped gas multiple times into the residence and, after two to three hours, arrested Groves in a crawl space that he had created in the home, according to the task force. He had minor scrapes, but otherwise no one was injured, authorities said.
Groves is one of 10 inmates who authorities said brazenly escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in the early morning hours of May 16 after climbing through a hole behind a toilet. Their disappearance was not noticed for several hours and touched off a massive manhunt.
