Authorities in Louisiana areon the hunt for five out of 10 inmates who busted out of a New Orleans jailand are still on the run for the seventh day on May 22. The inmates escaped in the early morning hours of May 16, ripping out a toilet and sink unit and going through a hole in the wall, officials said. Since then,three other people have been charged with helpingthem: a maintenance worker who allegedly shut off the water at their request, and two women accused of helping them with transportation or food after the jailbreak. Authorities nabbed three of the men – Robert Moody, Dkenan Dennis and Kendall Myles – by the end of the first day of the search. A fourth inmate, Gary Price, was taken into custody on May 19 while thefifth, Corey Boyd, was recaptured on May 20. 'Fear of retribution' in New Orleans:Mass jail escape brings a big uneasy The inmates still at large are Derrick Groves, Leo Tate, Jermaine Donald, Lenton Vanburen and Antoine Massey. Vanburen, Donald and Groves have been charged with second-degree murder, officials said. "We will NOT slow down. You will ALL be captured," Gov. Jeff Landry said in a post to social media after the fifth inmate was located. Jermaine Donald, 42, was charged with second-degree murder, according to parish records. The governor's office said he also faced charges of aggravated battery and possession of a firearm. He pleaded not guilty in April 2024,the Times-Picayune/NOLA.comreported. Derrick Groves, 27, was convicted of two charges of second-degree murder and two charges of attempted second-degree murder in October in connection with a shooting during Mardi Gras in 2018, according to astatementfrom the district attorney's office. Groves has been awaiting sentencing on a manslaughter charge since October, according toa news release from the governor's office.He also faces a charge of battery against a correctional facility employee, theAssociated Pressreported, citing court records. Antoine T. Massey, 32, is charged with domestic abuse involving strangulation and theft of a motor vehicle, according to Orleans Parish records. There also is a warrant for his arrest in St. Tammany Parish for second-degree rape, second-degree kidnapping, domestic abuse involving strangulation and violation of a protective order involving battery stemming from an incident in November, a spokesperson for the parish sheriff's office told USA TODAY. Leo Tate, 31, was charged with burglary and drug possession, parish records show. The governor's office said Tate also was charged with theft of a motor vehicle and was sentenced in federal court for being a felon in possession of a firearm.NOLA.comreported Tate has also been sentenced to 10 years in prison for obstruction of justice, citing jail records. Lenton Vanburen, 26, was arrested on charges of second-degree murder and armed robbery,New Orleans police said. Vanburen also faced charges of possession ofsuboxone, an opioid often used to treat addiction, and battery of a correctional officer, according to parish records. Contributing: John Bacon, Jorge L. Ortiz and N'dea Yancey-Bragg,USA TODAY This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:New Orleans jailbreak: 5 inmates still at large as search continues
