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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Orleans Justice Center escapee, Derrick Groves, who was recently recaptured in Atlanta, was arraigned on Wednesday, Oct. 15.

Officials with the office of Attorney General Liz Murrill reported Groves pled not guilty to simple escape via Zoom call from Angola Prison.

On Oct. 8, Groves was involved in an alleged standoff with Atlanta police after law enforcement received a tip of his location at home in southwest Atlanta. He returned to Louisiana on Friday, Oct. 10. • (Courtesy: Fulton County Sheriff's Office) • (Courtesy: Louisiana State Police)

Through a coordinated effort with Crimestoppers Greater New Orleans, the United States Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Sec

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