The last of 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Prison in May was captured Wednesday in Southwest Atlanta after a brief standoff, according to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office.

Derrick Groves' arrest marks the end of a months-long, multi-agency manhunt that began after he and nine other inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish facility on May 16, 2025.

Derrick Groves, 28, of Louisiana. Courtesy of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office

Groves was taken into custody near Delowe Drive SW & W Cedar Lane SW following a coordinated operation involving Crimestoppers Greater New Orleans, the U.S. Marshals Service, the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, Louisiana State Police, the New Orleans Police Department, the Atlanta Police Department, and other agencies.

Following th

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