New Orleans Jail Escapee Releases Videos, Prompting Search Of Home Where They Were Made

LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES – MAY 20: (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT – ‘LOUISIANA STATE POLICE / HANDOUT’ – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-) Law enforcement agencies working collectively to locate the inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Correctional Facility on May 16, 2025, have arrested a fifth fugitive in Louisiana, United States on May 20, 2025. Inmate will ultimately be transported to a secure state facility outside of the area and booked for Simple Escape. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man who identifies himself as New Orleans jail escapee has released videos on social media while still on the run from authorities. A senior law enforcement official says authorities were so convinced the videos were authentic that they searched a home late Monday where they believe escapee Antoine Massey recorded them. The official said Massey wasn’t in the home, but some clothes he apparently wore during filming were found there. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation into the May 16 breakout by 10 inmates. Eight have since been recaptured.

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