Derrick Groves, last of 10 New Orleans jail escapees, arrested in Atlanta

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Source: Fox5 Atlanta

Derrick Groves, last of 10 New Orleans jail escapees, arrested in Atlanta

By Sam Daniel Updated October 8, 2025 3:49pm EDT FOX 5 Atlanta

The Brief

* Derrick Groves, the last remaining New Orleans jail escapee from May, was arrested Wednesday in Atlanta.
* The U.S. Marshals Service said it was involved in a SWAT standoff Wednesday near Delowe Drive and Cedar Lane in southwest Atlanta.
* Witnesses tell FOX 5 they heard officers calling for Derrick Groves—who escaped from the New Orleans jail in May—to come out of the home.

ATLANTA - The final inmate wanted after a brazen escape from a New Orleans jail in May has reportedly been arrested after a tense SWAT standoff in Atlanta.

Honeysuckle Lane SWAT activity

What we know:
The U.S. Marshals Service said it was involved in a SWAT standoff Wednesday along Honeysuckle Lane near Delowe Drive and Cedar Lane in southwest Atlanta.

Witnesses told FOX 5 that the standoff began early Wednesday with officers calling for Derrick Groves—who escaped from the New Orleans jail in May—to come out of the home.

A FOX 5 crew at the scene reported that the man who eventually walked out and was taken into custody matched Groves’ description.

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[ClaudetteCC]

1. I'd love to learn how they tracked him down.

Was it that he was detected squatting in someone else's house? Did someone recognize him? Did he 'phone a friend' and that friend notified law enforcement? Did facial recognition on ring or other cameras find him?