what did derrick groves go to jail for

Derrick Groves went to jail primarily for murder and manslaughter charges. He was convicted in 2024 of two counts of second-degree murder for a 2018 Mardi Gras Day shooting in which he killed two people with an assault rifle and wounded others. He also pleaded guilty to two additional manslaughter charges. Before escaping jail in May 2025, Groves was facing a life sentence without the possibility of parole. His criminal record also includes federal drug trafficking charges from his teenage years. After escaping through a hole behind a toilet in the Orleans Justice Center, Groves was the last of ten inmates on the run for several months before being captured in Atlanta following a standoff with police.