What we know about Derrick Groves, the convicted double murderer still on the run after escaping a New Orleans jail

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When Derrick Groves, 27, was convicted in October of killing two people, his sentence was supposed to bring relief to New Orleans and renewed confidence in law enforcement.

“The days of Derrick Groves bullying and brutalizing this community are over,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Lyonel Myrthil said at the time.

But less than a year later, Groves, who later pleaded guilty to battery of a correctional officer, broke out of jail with nine other men and escaped into the dark New Orleans night.

Two weeks later, Groves and Antoine Massey, another inmate with a history of escaping custody, are still on the run.

A video posted online appears to show Massey declaring his innocence.