Derrick Groves, the last remaining inmate from a mass escape at the Orleans Parish Prison in New Orleans, was captured Wednesday in Atlanta, Georgia, after a standoff with law enforcement, according to officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officials said 28-year-old Derrick Groves, one of ten inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Prison on May 16, was taken into custody in southwest Atlanta after officers deployed gas and a police dog to clear a home where he was hiding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deputy Chief Kelly Collier of the Atlanta Police Department said the SWAT team \u201cdeployed a number of canisters of gas to help move him throughout the house,\u201d before a K-9 unit located Groves hiding in a crawlspace. He was taken into custody without serious injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
District Attorney Jason Williams confirmed that Groves was captured following a standoff and said no law enforcement officers were hurt during the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Williams said an investigation is underway to determine whether Groves received assistance traveling from New Orleans to Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The arrest was part of a joint effort involving multiple agencies, including the U.S. Marshals Service, FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, Louisiana State Police, and local law enforcement from New Orleans and Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Groves had been awaiting trial on charges including attempted second-degree murder, armed robbery, and illegal possession of a firearm at the time of his escape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
His capture marks the end of a months-long manhunt that began after ten inmates broke out of the New Orleans facility in May. All escapees have now been recaptured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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