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Double Murderer Derrick Groves Sentenced After Jail Escape

12/13/2025

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Derrick Groves, a 28-year-old inmate from New Orleans, was sentenced to two life terms and 50 years for the 2018 Mardi Gras party double murder of Jamar Robinson and Byron Jackson, plus two counts of attempted murder.
He escaped from Orleans Parish Jail in May 2025, becoming the last of ten inmates captured.
Judge Dennis Waldron criticized Groves for lack of remorse and the disruption from the escape.

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Derrick Groves, a 28-year-old inmate from New Orleans, was sentenced to two life terms and 50 years for the 2018 Mardi Gras party double murder of Jamar Robinson and Byron Jackson, plus two counts of attempted murder.
He escaped from Orleans Parish Jail in May 2025, becoming the last of ten inmates captured.
Judge Dennis Waldron criticized Groves for lack of remorse and the disruption from the escape.