UPDATE: New Orleans Prison Break – 2 More Prisoners Have Been Caught, 5 Remain On The Run, New Orleans Has Identified The Inside Man Who Helped Them Escape
Five down, five to go. Five more gentlemen on the run. New Orleans has been busy the last couple of days. On Monday in particular, they managed to pull in two more of the escaped prisoners. Both of which failed to leave the city of New Orleans.
The first to be caught (fourth in total) was 21-year old Gary Price. There are some fake news videos going around that shows a homeless man sleeping on a bench with cops surrounding him, claiming to be Gary Price. But in reality, Gary Price was caught in a vacant home in New Orleans East.
Later that day, the 19-year old Corey Boyd, who's facing charges for second-degree murder, and attempted second-degree murder, was captured in New Orleans as well.
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Not to brag but I had Gary and Corey as being caught early from the jump. The young guns were never going to make it. No chance they had enough connections on the outside to facilitate life on the run for an extended period of time.
But more salaciously, the Orleans Parish Justice Center has officially identified a man on the inside who aided in the jail break. A 33-year old maintenance employee by the name of Sterling Williams, who allegedly turned the water off in the prison before the prisoners removed the toilet from the cell wall.
Had Sterling not allegedly turned the water off in the prison, when the prisoners removed the toilet to reveal the hole in their cell, the cell would have flooded with water and drawn immediate attention to their activities. However, Sterling Williams claims he had no choice. He says he only turned the water off under threat of being shanked by still-on-the-run prisoner Antoine Massey (face tattoos guy). A man who has almost impossibly, escaped prison THREE TIMES before.
FOX 8 – Dennis says Massey, wanted for rape and kidnapping in St. Tammany Parish, and accused of domestic abuse and theft in Orleans Parish, has three prior escapes dating back to 2007. Dennis said the lengthy escape history meant he was no longer a candidate to be released from custody on an electronic ankle monitor if he made bond.
https://www.fox8live.com/2025/05/21/orleans-fugitive-antoine-massey-is-four-time-escapee-raising-questions-about-his-supervision/
I apologize for not catching that in my prior blogs. I had overlooked Antoine Massey, because when I saw that Kendell Myles, the prisoner who after escaping went bucking and popped a 200 and everything with the gallon of apple juice, then lead police on a foot chase and eventually being caught hiding under a car in the French Quarter…
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When I saw that Kendell Myles had previously escaped a correctional facility TWICE in his life, I thought that was crazy enough. No way more than one of these current escapees could have managed to do it before. I could have sworn prison breaks were a rare thing. And I thought breaking out even once meant you were thrown in some sort of maximum security solitary confinement situation for the rest of your life. Well egg on my face. Apparently when you escape prison, they just throw you right back in gen pop to have another go at it.
As of now, we have 5 more prisoners on the run.
When I first ran though the profiles of the escapees, I had pegged Antoine Massey as one of the first to be caught. I thought the very identifiable face tattoos would make him an easy target. But if this is the 4th time he's escaped… sure he's 0 for 3… but you gotta think he's learned a thing or two by now. Maybe Antoine has a few tricks up his sleeve. And if he's one of the main people to orchestrate this escape, that might mean he had more of a plan in place than the other's who simply road Antoine's coattails to freedom.
Still, I bet Antoine wishes he didn't have those face tattoos now. Let that be a lesson to the young adults of America thinking about about mutilating their bodies with unsightly face tats. Some day down the line, when you escape jail while awaiting trail for domestic abuse battery/strangulation, you're gonna wish you looked a little bit more professional.
It appears Antoine Massey was one of the, if not the primary mastermind behind this escape. But it sounds like escaped prisoner Derrick Groves may have been a major player as well. He was at minimum involved in a conversation with the maintenance worker who allegedly help bust them out ahead of time.
Security cameras captured Williams talking to escapees Massey, Derrick Groves and an unidentified inmate, according to the affidavit.
Williams also told agents that Groves allegedly tried to take his phone to get him to “bring a book with cash app information to his cousin in the next pod over.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/new-orleans-jail-worker-arrested-after-inmates-escape/
Derrick "Woo" Groves (solid nickname), is a four-time convicted killer, and is said to be the most violent of all the escapees. He's already been given two life sentences. He's given two separate guilty pleas to manslaughter charges. The family of the men he killed have gone into hiding since his escape. He's been accused of assaulting a correctional employee in the past. He's allegedly been stabbed three times himself while in jail. And yesterday his own aunt stepped forward pleading with Derrick to turn himself into authorities.
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He's also reportedly the grandson of Kim Groves, who, story goes, is known in New Orleans as the woman who was killed in 1994 by crooked police officer Len Davis, after Kim filed police brutality complaints against him.
So this Derrick Groves guy has got some demons. Maybe even some vengeance to enact. He certainly has a reputation across the city of New Orleans. I don't know if that necessary bodes well for his chances to stay on the run for a significant amount of time. But if I were Jay Bilas breaking down the 5 remaining escapees like it were the NCAA Tournament, I would say, "Look for Woo Groves to make some noise this escape."
Which leaves us with Jermaine Donald, Lenton Vanburen, and Leo Tate. Gun to my head, I don't love Leo Tate's chances. Based on mug shot alone, Leo Tate has the look of a man who fell ass backwards into this escape. For all we know, he may have just been walking by the cell and mistook the hole in the wall for the door out to the yard. He may still think he's in prison.
You gotta be kicking yourself right now if you're Leo. He never killed a guy. Not that he doesn't have a slew of charges against him in his own right, but it doesn't look like he was going to be spending the rest of his life behind bars. But maybe he'll surprise us. If he shaves his head and face and can find his way out of Louisiana, he's a man that could blend into a crowd.
I like Lenton Vanburen's chances based on name alone.
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Lenton Vanburen is a villainous name. It's a name prone to go down in history as a prison escapee who was never caught. He has a relatively forgettable face. He's also facing second-degree murder, which means this could be his last chance at any semblance of a free life. Although I will say, his charges concern me a bit.
Lenton Vanburen, 26, was arrested on charges of second-degree murder and armed robbery, New Orleans police said. Vanburen also faced charges of possession of suboxone, an opioid often used to treat addiction, and battery of a correctional officer, according to parish records.
I don't like the sound of possession of Suboxone. Maybe he was just selling it, but if Lenton Vanburen is an opiates guy, it's only a matter of time before he gets his fix. Which means it's only a matter of time before he finds himself going through withdrawal. A man going with opiate withdrawals is liable to do some reckless shit to get himself right. If that does happen to be Lenton's case, then the day decides to risk it and go to a high profile drug area to score a bag, and the cops pull him in on a routine drug bust, they're going to realize his identity and he's back to prison for life.
Which brings me to the man I've had my money on from the jump. Jermaine Donald.
Jermaine Donald is 42-years old, by far the oldest of the bunch. He's facing second-degree murder charges, so he's got nothing to lose. He has dreads he can cut off. Being 42-years old, he probably has more outside connections than the rest of the escapees. I can hardly find anything online about his actual crimes at all. Jermaine Donald could blend right in. I wouldn't be surprised if he's halfway to Ecuador by now. If I were a betting man, I'm going down with Jermaine.
That's what we're dealing with. 5 men caught, 5 more on the run. Who will be caught next? Will any of them be caught next? New Orleans has upped their reward money to $10,000 for any tips leading to the apprehension of any of the 5 remaining convicts. So for anybody looking to do some vigilante justice (looking at you Dog The Bounty Hunter), there's money on the table. Or you could always go to Polymarket and place one of many available bets on which prisoner is next to be caught.
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What a world. And go easy on the maintenance worker. Sterling Williams didn't have a choice. He had Woo Groves on his ass.