New Orleans law enforcement was forced to scramble when Antoine Massey, one of the men who escaped from a New Orleans jail, posted a video on social media.
In the now-deleted video, Massey argued that he was not the mastermind behind the now-infamous jail break that has been the talk of the internet.
Local news affiliate Nola.com reports that Deputy U.S. Marshal Brian Fair and another law enforcement source confirmed they are investigating the video that appeared on Instagram on Sunday.
The news out shared a transcript of what Massey said during the clip.
Per Nola.com:
“They say that I broke out. I didn’t break out. I was let out,” said the man on the video, who identified himself as Massey and wore the same facial tattoos. The video was deleted late Monday afternoon once news outlets began reporting on its contents.
The man later said that he left the jail because he was being charged for a crime he didn’t commit.
“The reason why I left the jail is because these people were trying to give me a life sentence in both parishes for something that I did not do,” the man said.
The 32-year-old fugitive is one of 10 individuals who escaped the Orleans Justice Center in May. Eight of them have been captured while Massey and Derrick Groves, 27, have avoided capture.
Massey was jailed back in March for motor vehicle theft and domestic abuse battery involving strangulation. St. Tammany Parish authorities also want him for suspicion of kidnapping and rape.
Antoine Massey Has A Very Long Rap Sheet
While Massey claims to be innocent of his current charges, his rap sheet tells a different story, with crimes dating back to 2009.
He has multiple violent felony convictions of armed robbery, aggravated flight from an officer, and felon while in possession of a firearm. He was also sentenced on charges of theft, simple criminal damage to property, and charged twice with tampering with electronic monitoring equipment.
His latest jailbreak isn’t his first; it’s his fifth, so that makes him somewhat of an expert in breaking out of jail.
We shall see how long Massey will continue to evade capture.
