Fugitive’s girlfriend charged with aiding breakout at New Orleans jail where she once worked
June 9, 2025
Authorities have arrested a former New Orleans jail employee and accused her of aiding in a 10-inmate escape at the facility last month. The former jail employee, Darriana Burton, is the boyfriend of Derrick Groves, a convicted murderer who is one of two inmates who remain at large. Burton is one of at least 16 people arrested and accused of aiding the escape of the inmates on May 16. Burton was fired from her job in 2023 after she was arrested on allegations of bringing a folding knife and a bag of Cheetos containing tobacco and marijuana into the jail. The charges were later dropped.
