Crime
New Orleans Jail escapee Antoine Massey recaptured in Hollygrove neighborhood
NEW ORLEANS — Authorities have captured a fugitive inmate who had been on the run for over a month following a mass escape from the Orleans Justice Center (OJC).
Antoine Massey, one of the ten inmates who escaped on May 16, was apprehended Friday afternoon in the Hollygrove neighborhood of New Orleans, according to law enforcement officials.
Antoine Massey, one of the ten inmates who escaped on May 16, was apprehended Friday afternoon in the Hollygrove neighborhood of New Orleans, according to law enforcement officials.
Massey is the ninth escapee to be recaptured since the high-profile jailbreak. Only Derrick Groves now remains at large.
Massey, who has a lengthy criminal history and a documented pattern of escapes, was initially incarcerated on charges including domestic abuse and auto theft.
Prior to his time at OJC, he was also being held in St. Tammany Parish, where authorities had issued multiple warrants for serious offenses including second-degree rape, second-degree kidnapping, domestic violence, and violation of a protective order—charges stemming from a November 2024 incident in Slidell.
Massey’s record reveals a longstanding pattern of fleeing custody:
- In 2007, he escaped from a juvenile detention center, now known as the Juvenile Justice Intervention Center.
- In 2019, he broke out of the Morehouse Parish Detention Center and was later located in Texas the same day.
- He also removed two separate ankle monitors, one as recently as 2023, which was discarded inside a Walmart on Bullard Avenue.
“When you cut an ankle monitor off, it’s a clear case of guilt,” said Matt Dennis with ASAP Ankle Monitoring, the company that managed Massey’s device. “We know who we put it on. We know he took it off. There’s no in between.”
Authorities had been investigating several leads related to Massey’s whereabouts in recent weeks. A home on Agriculture Street was raided after officials received tips that Massey had filmed now-viral social media videos from that location.
While Massey was not present at the time of the raid, officers did recover clothing believed to have been worn by him in the footage.
In the videos, Massey claimed he had been “let out” of OJC and proclaimed his innocence.
Though the videos circulated online for more than 10 hours, several law enforcement agencies were unaware of their existence until they were forwarded by local media. WDSU, which reviewed the footage, chose not to broadcast the statements made by Massey.
Authorities confirmed that this latest escape marked the longest period Massey had remained free following a jailbreak.
The investigation remains ongoing as law enforcement agencies continue their search for Derrick Groves, the sole remaining fugitive from the May 16 escape.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact local authorities immediately.
City of Hammond, Louisiana — At approximately 11:50 p.m. on February 24, 2026, officers with the Hammond Police Department responded to a report of shots fired involving one possible victim.
Upon arrival, officers located a 14-year-old juvenile female, identified as Tyronai Reed, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
Emergency medical assistance was rendered at the scene, and she was transported to North Oaks Health System for treatment.
Despite life-saving efforts, Reed later succumbed to her injuries.
Detectives assigned to the department’s Criminal Investigations Division launched an immediate homicide investigation.
During the course of their investigation, authorities identified 18-year-old Demontez Treyvon “Trey” Robinson of Hammond as a suspect in the shooting.
While actively working the case, officers observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and conducted a traffic stop.
Robinson was identified as the driver of the vehicle and was taken into custody without incident.
Robinson was transported to the Criminal Investigations Division for questioning. According to investigators, Robinson admitted that the firearm discharged while he was handling or “playing with” it, resulting in the single round striking the 14-year-old victim.
Robinson was subsequently booked into the Hammond City Jail on one count of Negligent Homicide.
Authorities emphasize that the investigation remains in its early stages and additional details may be released as they become available.
Anyone with information related to this incident is encouraged to contact Detective Corey Morse with the Hammond Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 985-277-5758 or via email at morse_cm@hammond.org. Tips may also be submitted through the department’s official Facebook page or anonymously through Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa at 1-800-554-5245.
Individuals providing information may be eligible for a cash reward. Authorities urge members of the community to assist in the ongoing investigation.