Bodycam footage shows New Orleans escapees’ arrests

  • 2 inmates are still on the run
  • Jermaine Donald, 42, and Leo Tate, 31, were arrested in Texas on Monday
  • A total of 13 arrests have been made in connection with the May 16 jailbreak

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(NewsNation) — The Huntsville Police Department in Texas has released body camera footage of the arrests of two Orleans Justice Center escapees.

Jermaine Donald, 42, and Leo Tate, 31, were both arrested Monday, leaving just two inmates on the run.

Derrick Groves, 27, and Antoine Massey, 33, are the only escaped inmates still on the loose.

Both Donald and Tate were apprehended near Geneva, Texas, with the former charged with evading in a vehicle.

Tate was in custody for charges of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling, possession of a firearm and illegal carrying of a weapon with a controlled substance. Donald faced charges of second-degree murder, aggravated battery and possession of a firearm.

The felony stop was a joint effort by the Walker County Sheriff’s Office, the US Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offender Task Force, the Huntsville Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety.

NewsNation affiliate WGNO contributed to this report.

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