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JACK BROOK and SEAN MURPHY.

A house in Atlanta where escaped Louisiana inmate Derrick Groves was taken into custody is seen Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlotte Kramon)

What to know about the capture of the last of 10 escapees from a New Orleans jail

October 8, 2025

All 10 fugitives who made a brazen escape from a New Orleans jail in May are back in custody after the last inmate was captured in Atlanta. Derrick Groves was found Wednesday holed up in the basement crawl space of an Atlanta home. The 28-year-old had the most violent record of the 10 escapees. A New Orleans jury convicted Groves last year of killing two people after he opened fire on a family block party with an assault rifle in what prosecutors say was drug-related. Authorities say the tip leading to Groves’ capture came in via New Orleans Crimestoppers, an anonymous tip program.

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Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers are seen at a staging center for law enforcement on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

New Orleans police official says crime is down after governor requests National Guard troops

September 30, 2025

A top New Orleans police official is welcoming the idea of working with federal troops deployed to Louisiana’s largest city. But New Orleans Police Department Assistant Superintendent Hans Ganthier pushed back on the suggestion that the city’s crime rate is up and says it’s unclear how the military would be used. Ganthier responded Tuesday to Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, who is urging federal authorities to deploy up to 1,000 troops to the state. Landry’s request for federal troops contrasts with reactions from leaders in Chicago and Portland, Oregon, who have pushed back against President Donald Trump’s plan to expand troop deployments into U.S. cities.

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