Antoine Massey was captured in New Orleans after weeks on the run and a viral plea to Meek Mill and Lil Wayne for assist proving his innocence.

Antoine Massey was arrested Friday in New Orleans after almost six weeks on the run following a jailbreak that uncovered severe safety lapses on the metropolis’s primary jail.

Louisiana State Police and U.S. Marshals situated Massey at a residence roughly two miles from the Orleans Justice Center, the place he and 9 others escaped on Might 16. Authorities stated Antoine Massey, 32, now faces extra expenses after evading seize for over a month.

Antoine Massey was considered one of solely two inmates nonetheless lacking from the group. Eight others had been already recaptured—most inside metropolis limits, two in Texas. Solely Derrick Groves, convicted of second-degree homicide, stays unaccounted for.

Throughout his time on the run, Massey posted a video on Instagram claiming he was harmless and hadn’t escaped however had been “set free.” In the video, he pleaded for help from Meek Mill, Lil Wayne, NBA YoungBoy and even Donald Trump.

“I’m asking for assist from the world, from Meek Mill, Lil Wayne and YoungBoy. Donald Trump. I couldn’t even get a lawyer. I couldn’t even afford a lawyer to show my innocence. I didn’t get away, I used to be set free,” Massey stated.

Antoine Massey, who was being held on home abuse by strangulation and auto theft expenses, additionally stated within the video, “I’m not going to lie, I used to be inflicting issues. The particular person I used to be, I’m not that particular person. I’ve a 3-year-old son. I’ve an 18-year-old daughter that graduated. Folks don’t perceive that.”

The escape occurred after inmates pressured open defective cell doorways, eliminated a bathroom to interrupt by means of a wall, and scaled a fringe fence. The breach went unnoticed for greater than seven hours, elevating questions on staffing and oversight on the jail.

Investigators have arrested at the least 13 individuals accused of serving to the inmates flee, together with jail workers and out of doors accomplices. One upkeep employee is charged with helping with the removing of the bathroom, which helped facilitate the escape.

Massey’s public attraction to Meek Mill wasn’t random. The rapper co-founded the REFORM Alliance in 2019 with Jay-Z and others to push for changes in parole and probation laws.

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