Antoine Massey (born circa 1991/1992) is a New Orleans–area inmate who gained notoriety after escaping from the Orleans Parish Correctional Facility on May 16, 2025, along with nine other inmates.
What charges were Antoine Massey already facing?
He faced multiple charges including domestic abuse involving strangulation, motor vehicle theft, rape, kidnapping, and parole violation across St. Tammany and Orleans Parishes.
How did he escape fed prison?
Massey was part of a mass jailbreak involving cutting through a cell wall behind a toilet and scaling a fence. Authorities noted he had previously escaped custody multiple times—once in 2007 from a juvenile facility, again in 2019 from Morehouse Parish, and cut off two ankle monitors.
Is he innocent?
While on the run, he posted videos on social media claiming innocence and begging public figures for help.
Recapture of Antoine Massey
On June 27, 2025, he was peacefully arrested. A tip led the authorities to an airbnb in a Hollygrove residence in New Orleans. He surrendered without any incident. The authorities are keeping him in a high security facility as of now.
