US EditionFormer Jail Employee and Girlfriend of Escaped New Orleans Inmate Arrested in Connection with Case
- Ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish jail in New Orleans early on May 16, 2025, using a sawed-through steel bar behind a sink unit to break out.
- Investigators found that Darriana Burton, a former Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office employee and alleged girlfriend of escapee Derrick Groves, communicated with inmates via SmartCom prior to the escape.
- Burton allegedly helped coordinate the escape by exchanging texts and video calls with Groves and was observed driving an associate shortly after the jailbreak, according to law enforcement and court records.
- The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Burton on May 27 in Tremé, booking her on a felony conspiracy to commit simple escape charge, while eight escapees remain captured and two, including Groves, remain at large with a $50,000 reward.
- Burton's charges were previously dropped in October 2024, but she faces new allegations tied to active planning, which law enforcement says show intentional involvement and could lead to further prosecutions for those aiding fugitives.
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Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson speaks to reporters at a news conference at OPSO headquarters April 8, 2025. (John Gray/Verite News)On May 16, 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Prison through a hole cut in the wall. Even though they ran in front of a security camera, they were not immediately seen escaping because the deputy in charge of watching the camera left his post to get some food. Six of the inmates are charged with murder o…
Suspected girlfriend of escaped New Orleans inmate arrested
Police are still searching for two of the ten New Orleans inmates who broke out of jail more than three weeks ago. The Louisiana Attorney General's Office said the suspected girlfriend of one of the inmates has been arrested for allegedly helping with the escape plan. CBS News reporter Kati Weis has more.
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Former jail employee and girlfriend of escaped New Orleans inmate arrested in connection with case
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Officials with the U.S. Marshals have announced the arrest of a woman in connection to the May breakout at the Orleans Parish jail in New Orleans. U.S. Marshals officials said Darriana Burton, 28, was arrested in New Orleans on Monday, June 9. She had been wanted on a warrant for conspiracy to commit simple escape, a felony, from the Louisiana Attorney General's Office. Darriana Burton (Courtesy: Office of Louisiana Attorne…
A Girlfriend of one of the 2 New Orleans inmates still on the run is now among over a dozen arrested. Authorities say she helped facilitate escape plans.
Agents with the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation and US Marshals arrested a former correctional center employee Monday who is accused of helping one of the two New Orleans prison escapees still on the run plan the brazen escape.
Girlfriend of Derrick Groves accused of helping coordinate jailbreak, picking up another fugitive
A former Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office employee and girlfriend of New Orleans jail escapee Derrick Groves is accused of aiding in the planning of the escape and setting up of phone calls where Groves discussed fleeing with a third party, according to police records.
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Attorney General's Office announced Monday the arrest of Darriana Burton, a former employee of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office (OPSO) Correctional Facility, accused of assisting in…
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