The only escaped Louisiana inmate who remained on the run following a New Orleans jailbreak that saw 10 men escape in May has been found in Atlanta, the U.S. Marshals said Wednesday.

Derrick Groves, 28, was taken into custody after evading authorities for nearly five months, Deputy U.S. Marshal Brian Fair confirmed. Sgt. Kate Stegall, a spokesperson for the Louisiana State Police, also said he was in custody after a brief standoff.

“Through a coordinated effort involving Crimestoppers Greater New Orleans, the United States Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, Louisiana State Police, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, the New Orleans Police Department, the Atlanta Police Department, and other federal, state, and local law enforc

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