NEW OLREANS (WGNO) — Orleans Parish inmate-escapee Antoine Massey was sentenced to 60 years in prison Thursday, Feb. 12 for the kidnapping and rape of his former girlfriend.
According to the 22nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Massey was convicted in December 2025 by a unanimous St. Tammany Parish Jury. His sentences are to run as follows:
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- Count one — Second degree rape: 40 years
- Count two — Second degree kidnapping: 20 years, to run consecutively to count one
- Count three — Battery of a dating partner involving strangulation: three years, to run concurrently with count one
- Count four — Second offense violation of a protective order: two years, to run concurrently with count one
On Nov. 10, 2024, after discovering domestic violence paperwork in the victim’s purse, Massey beat and strangled her, then kidnapping her and drove between Slidell and New Orleans. Throughout the ordeal, Massey repeatedly assaulted and raped the victim. She managed to escape and flag down a stranger in New Orleans to contact police.
Massey, along with nine others, escaped from the Orleans Justice Center May 16, 2025. He was captured in June 2025…