Nearly two months after 10 inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail by crawling through a hole behind a toilet, authorities ...

The family of Jamar Robinson, killed in a quadruple homicide, says the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office failed to protect the public after an inmate escape. Skip Navigation.

Groves was first convicted of Robinson and Jackson’s murders in 2019 by a non-unanimous jury. When the Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional he was granted a new trial in 2023.

Groves was arrested for the shooting deaths of Jamar Robinson and Byron Jackson on Mardi Gras in 2018. Two of Robinson’s family members spoke with WWL Louisiana Saturday, asking that their names ...

But family members of 21-year-old Byron Jackson and 26-year-old Jamar Robinson say they're still feeling unsafe. Jackson and Robinson were killed in a shooting during Mardi Gras in 2018.

They included the Mardi Gras killer, Derrick Groves, convicted of opening fire on a 2018 Fat Tuesday party, killing Jamar Robinson, 26, and Byron Jackson, 21.

Jamar Robinson. Family photo. The family said in a statement that they heard about it from neighbors at 9 a.m. on May 16, before anyone in law enforcement reached out to them.

Groves was arrested for the shooting deaths of Jamar Robinson and Byron Jackson on Mardi Gras in 2018. Two of Robinson’s family members spoke with WWL Louisiana Saturday, asking that their names ...

One of the inmates who escaped the OJC Friday was convicted of killing 2 men in 2018.

Groves was arrested for the shooting deaths of Jamar Robinson and Byron Jackson on Mardi Gras in 2018. Two of Robinson’s family members spoke with WWL Louisiana Saturday, asking that their names ...