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Authorities person raided the residence wherever 1 of the 2 remaining escapees from a New Orleans jailhouse seemingly changeable an Instagram video proclaiming his innocence, according to a root adjacent to the investigation.
Antoine Massey, 33, was not located during the raid, the root told Fox News.
Authorities recovered apparel belonging to Massey astatine the residence, according to the Associated Press, who cited an anonymous official. Police were reportedly tipped disconnected by Massey's relatives, who recognized the home.
In a now-deleted video from an Instagram account, Massey appeared to archer viewers that helium didn't interruption retired of jailhouse connected May 16, but alternatively that helium was fto out.
A screenshot from a video that appears to amusement New Orleans jailhouse escapee Antoine Massey. (@_007chucky via Instagram)
"They accidental that I broke out. I didn't interruption out, I was fto out," the antheral said successful the video. "I’m 1 of the ones that was fto retired of Orleans Parish jailhouse wherever they said I escaped, right?"
He begged for assistance from salient rappers and President Donald Trump.
"I'm asking for assistance from the world," the antheral said. "From Meek Mills, Lil Wayne, YoungBoy, Donald Trump. I'm asking for these people. I couldn't adjacent get a lawyer. I couldn't spend a lawyer to beryllium my innocence."
In the video, helium besides denied ever threatening Sterling Williams, 33, a jailhouse attraction idiosyncratic employed by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office. Williams was arrested for allegedly aiding successful the 10-man escape, but told constabulary helium was coerced into helping nether menace of being "shanked."
He said attraction workers were lone allowed adjacent inmates if they were guarded by a deputy.
Photo of Sterling Williams, accused of helping 10 inmates flight from the Orleans Parish Jail. (Louisiana Department of Justice)
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson responded to the video.
"If the idiosyncratic depicted successful the video is so Antoine Massey, we powerfully impulse him to travel guardant and crook himself successful to the due authorities," she said. "Cooperating with instrumentality enforcement is successful his champion involvement and whitethorn assistance debar further charges. It is important that justness is served appropriately and that owed process is followed."
The Louisiana State Police (LSP) declined to verify the authenticity of the video, saying that doing truthful "may hinder investigative leads oregon instrumentality enforcement operations."
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill's bureau besides declined to comment.
The FBI did not instrumentality a remark request.
Nineteen days ago, 10 men escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Facility done a spread down a toilet successful their cell. They hopped the jail's barbed-wire obstruction to freedom.
Two inmates stay connected the escaped aft the New Orleans jailbreak. (Louisiana State Police)
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR FOUR-TIME KILLER, SERIAL ESCAPEE AFTER NEW ORLEANS JAILBREAK
Over the past two-and-half weeks, LSP has led the manhunt to seizure the escapees, with assistance from section and national partners. So far, 8 of the men person been brought backmost into custody.
Derrick Groves, 28, a four-time killer, is the lone different inmate too Massey who has not been captured. He was being held successful the jailhouse portion awaiting sentencing for an October 2024 blameworthy verdict successful a treble homicide during Mardi Gras successful 2018. After helium was convicted, helium pleaded blameworthy to 2 counts of manslaughter.
Massey was successful jailhouse pending a proceedings connected charges of home maltreatment involving strangulation, theft of a centrifugal conveyance and a parole violation. This is the 4th clip that Massey has escaped from constabulary custody.
Law enforcement hunt for a fugitive that escaped a situation successful New Orleans, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
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Massey's sister, 31-year-old Daishanae Massey, is 1 of 14 radical who person been arrested for allegedly aiding the escapees either earlier oregon aft they broke retired of the jail.
Groves and Massey each person a $50,000 bounty connected their heads from assorted agencies progressive successful the manhunt.
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