Last remaining New Orleans jail escapee, Derrick Groves, is captured in Atlanta after months on the run

The last remaining fugitive who broke out of a New Orleans jail in May was captured Wednesday in Atlanta, after more than four months on the run.

The last remaining fugitive who broke out of a New Orleans jail in May was captured Wednesday in Atlanta, after more than four months on the run.

Derrick Groves was taken into custody following a standoff with police at a home in southwest Atlanta, the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.

The U.S. Marshals Service said information from CrimeStoppers helped authorities take Groves into custody.

At the time of the escape, Groves was incarcerated on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.

Derrick Groves.FBIGroves was one of 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center on May 16. They are accused of yanking open a faulty cell door, removing a toilet from the wall, and crawling through a hole to flee.