On May 16, 2025 10 inmates escape from a New Orleans Jail. When I first hear about this escape, I thought that this must have been an inside job. A video of the escape was released to the public. Seeing ten inmate run out of a prison at once seemed very suspicious. Shortly after, the maintenance man was arrested for allegedly assisting the inmates. It was said that he cut the water off to a tiolet that was used as the escape route. The authorities did put out a statement saying that the worker was threatened by the inmates to assist in this escape. Several others were arrested for assisting in the escape or assisting after the escape. Within the first 24 hours 3 of the ten inmates were captured. Eventually 8 of the ten inmates were captured. Two inmates were still at large and considered armed and dangerous.

One of the two (Antonio Massey) took to social media to plead his innocence regarding his initial charge. In the video Massey claims his innocence and even claims to have been let out of the jail. Massey also asked for help from local rapper Lil’ Wayne, President Donald Trump, and anyone else willing to assist him. The authorities closed in on Massey and raided the home where he recorded the video. Though Massey was no where to be found, they claimed to have found clothing belonging to Massey. It seemed that Massey was one step ahead of the authorities. One of Massey Aunts took to social media proclaiming that Massey ws a good person who had a troubled life. The way things were going, it seemed to some, that Massey would remain free for a while. Though Massey did remain free long enough to enjoy his birthday (June 12th), he didn’t make it to the 4th of July. There was a fify-thousand dollar reward for his capture.

Though Antonio did get captured, some believe that he did accomplish one thing while out. Massey did get his side of the story out to the public. By doing so, he also brought heat on himself that eventually led to his capture. Some can now feel safer after Massey’s arrest. The last man standing in this saga is now Derrick Groves. Though Groves has been quite, authorities continue to pursue him as he was convicted of a double homicide. The main problem for Groves now is that authorities can put all their resources on capturing him.