(Antoine Massey) Authorities investigating a new social media post by a New Orleans jail escapee on the run
Source: Associated Press
Authorities investigating a new social media post by a New Orleans jail escapee on the run
By JACK BROOK and JIM MUSTIAN
Updated 8:01 PM EDT, June 5, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities announced Thursday they are investigating another social media post, the second in a week, showing a man who identifies himself as Antoine Massey, a fugitive still on the lam after escaping more than two weeks ago from a New Orleans jail.
The latest Instagram post, which appears to have been published Wednesday, shows a man standing in front of a blue car who says he is “#AntoineMassey” and has the same distinctive facial tattoos.
Authorities are not sure when or where the photo reportedly showing Massey was taken. But they “are treating the post as if it’s real,” a senior law enforcement official said. The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to publicly discuss the ongoing investigation into the May 16 escape by 10 inmates.
The group yanked up a faulty cell door, crawled through a hole in a wall behind a toilet where steel bars had been cut and then scaled a barbed wire fence using blankets for protection. It was one of the largest jailbreaks in recent U.S. history.
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