Louisiana AG confident remaining jailbreak fugitives will be recaptured after officials make 14th arrest

New Orleans authorities person arrested a full of 14 radical in transportation with a wide jailbreak connected May 16 and re-arrested 8 of the 10 Orleans Parish escapees.

Two fugitives — home maltreatment fishy Antoine T. Massey and four-time convicted killer Derrick Groves — stay astatine large.

"I americium perfectly assured that they volition beryllium recaptured, and we conscionable are going to proceed our precise methodical enactment to get them backmost successful custody," Attorney General Liz Murrill told Fox News connected Thursday, adding that Massey and Groves are some considered "armed and dangerous."

Officials this week announced the arrests of Massey's sister, 31-year-old Daishanae Massey, and 2 different women, Lenika Vanburen and Diamond White. All are accused of helping the escaped inmates, who removed a toilet from a partition successful a compartment and crawled done the spread it created.

4 ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY AIDING ESCAPED INMATES IN NEW ORLEANS

Officials this week arrested Daishanae Massey, Lenika Vanburen and Diamond White. All are accused of helping the escaped inmates. (Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office/Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office)

The 8 inmates who person been re-arrested see Lenton Vanburen Jr., Leo Tate, Jermaine Donald, Corey Boyd, Robert Moody, Gary C. Price, Dkenan Dennis and Kendall Myles.

The 11 others charged successful transportation with helping them flight see Patricia Vanburen, Tyshanea "Minnie" Randolph, Lenton Vanburen Sr., Angel McKey, Emmitt Weber, Trevon Williams, Casey Smith, Sterling Williams, Connie Weeden, Corvanntay Baptiste and Cortnie Harris.

"I deliberation they were sympathetic. I mean, immoderate of them are relatives of immoderate of the escapees," Murrill said Thursday. "I mean, these individuals are reaching retired to radical they cognize and seeking assistance, and we are going to apprehension and prosecute anyone who we find is assisting them."

A New Orleans jury past October recovered Groves blameworthy of 2 counts of second-degree execution aft helium killed 2 men connected Mardi Gras successful 2024. He aboriginal pleaded blameworthy to 2 manslaughter charges successful 2 different killings.

INMATE ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH ORLEANS JUSTICE CENTER ESCAPE

Three much inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jailhouse were captured, authorities said Monday.  (Louisiana State Police)

Groves, already serving 2 beingness sentences for the Mardis Gras murders, was awaiting his sentencing for the manslaughter charges erstwhile helium escaped the Orleans Justice Center. His aunt, Jasmine Groves, is calling connected him to crook himself in.

"I’m praying to the Lord that helium is protected, and I commune that they don't effort to termination him," she told FOX 8 New Orleans.

Murrill told Fox News' John Roberts determination is "always the possibility" that Groves and Massey could beryllium traveling retired of state.

Jasmine Groves told the outlet that her nephew has been stabbed 3 times successful jail, and she noted that the inmates would person ne'er been capable to flight had the correctional installation been staffed properly.

FORMER NEW ORLEANS POLICE CHIEF CRITICIZES SHERIFF'S ‘CHECKERED PAST’ AFTER JAILBREAK

A Louisiana authorities constabulary subordinate works the country connected North Galvez Street arsenic instrumentality enforcement officers prosecute a fugitive that escaped from a New Orleans jail, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, successful New Orleans. (Associate Press/ Gerald Herbert)

The different escaped inmates, immoderate of whom are charged with convulsive offenses, were being held successful a minimum-custody tract astatine the Orleans Parish facility. The jailhouse is lone astatine 60% staffing, and astatine the clip of the escape, 4 supervisors and 36 unit members were monitoring 1,400 inmates, authorities said.

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson connected Thursday called for a semipermanent concern successful plumbing upgrades astatine the Orleans Justice Center up of hurricane season, noting issues with flooding and "severe plumbing issues." 

"These recurring plumbing issues item a overmuch deeper infrastructure situation astatine OJC, rooted successful years of deferred maintenance, chronic overcrowding, and a deficiency of meaningful investment," Hutson said successful a Thursday statement. "This is not conscionable a facilities problem. It's a nationalist information issue, a staffing issue, and astir of all, a quality dignity issue. We are liable for providing safe, stable, and humane conditions for everyone successful our custody and moving wrong that building."

Hutson announced a impermanent suspension of her re-election run successful a connection connected May 21.

"As I said today, I instrumentality afloat accountability for the breach that occurred nether my leadership," Hutson said. "I americium grateful to the community, our instrumentality enforcement partners and metropolis and authorities leaders for helping america to unafraid the Orleans Justice Center and seizure the remaining escapees." 

LOUISIANA JAIL WORKER ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY HELPING 10 INMATES ESCAPE ORLEANS PARISH FACILITY

Sheriff Susan Hutson enters the country successful beforehand of metropolis assembly to reply questions and talk astir the flight of 10 inmates from the Orleans Parish Justice Center during a City Council gathering astatine City Hall successful New Orleans, Tuesday, May 20, 2025.  (Sophia Germer /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

"We’ve taken contiguous action, including suspensions, an apprehension and afloat practice with the lawyer general’s investigation."

She added determination is "a agelong roadworthy ahead" for her "to beryllium afloat satisfied that the [Orleans Justice Center] and my deputies person the due resources to execute their duties to the fullest grade the radical of New Orleans deserve."

LOUISIANA GOVERNOR BLASTS 'PROGRESSIVE PROMISES' AFTER NEW ORLEANS JAIL ESCAPE

"As such, I americium temporarily suspending my re-election campaign. I cannot walk a infinitesimal putting authorities implicit your needs," she said. "Now is the clip to absorption connected security, accountability, and nationalist safety. I look guardant to continuing to collaborate with different agencies and assemblage organizations to perceive your invaluable input and marque indispensable changes."

WATCH: Stunning video shows New Orleans inmates escaping

Anyone recovered aiding an escapee volition beryllium charged arsenic an accomplice, according to New Orleans authorities. The FBI is offering rewards of up to $5,000 for accusation starring to the apprehension of the escaped inmates. Crime Stoppers is besides offering a $2,000 reward per inmate.

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A convulsive offender warrant squad is searching for the escapees, on with the FBI and U.S. Marshals. More than 200 instrumentality enforcement officers are assisting with the search.

Fox News' Samantha Daigle, Alexandra Koch, Peter D'Abrosca and Adam Sabes contributed to this report.