US EditionNew Orleans jail escapee who evaded capture for months gets life sentence for double murder
Derrick Groves was convicted for a 2018 Mardi Gras shooting linked to a turf war, receiving two life sentences plus 100 years, following his jail escape and capture.
- Derek Groves, who escaped from Orleans Parish Jail, was sentenced to life in prison for a 2018 double murder on Mardi Gras Day.
- Groves was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder but escaped before sentencing.
- The judge said the killings compounded tragedy already endured by Groves' family and that he chose not to honor the memory of his grandmother who was killed by a corrupt police officer.
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UPDATE: Former New Orleans Fugitive Derrick Groves Reportedly Receives Two Life Sentences For 2018 Murders
Derrick Groves has officially been sentenced after escaping from a New Orleans jail earlier this year. As The Shade Room previously reported, authorities tracked down the 28-year-old and took him back into custody after he spent nearly five months on the run. Groves counted among 10 male inmates who crawled through a hidden hole behind a toilet inside a Louisiana jail. RELATED: Footage Shows Inside Of Home Where Derrick Groves Was Found As Neigh…
The latest fugitive to be captured after a spectacular prison break in New Orleans, Derrick Groves (28), was sentenced today to two life sentences for a 2018 double murder, while a Louisiana judge sharply criticized him for a five-month escape that "caused significant problems."
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New Orleans jail escapee who evaded capture for months gets life sentence for double murder
An Orleans Parish district judge handed down two life sentences to Derrick Groves, the New Orleans inmate who had spent nearly five months on the run after escaping from jail before being captured in October under a crawlspace in an Atlanta, Georgia home.
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