Just one day after escaped New Orleans inmate Derrick Groves was captured in Atlanta following a standoff, a new report suggests his own girlfriend may have tipped off authorities, possibly after an argument the morning of his arrest.
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While officials have not confirmed the claim, the theory has quickly spread across social media after a neighbor in the southwest Atlanta neighborhood told a local WSB-TV reporter they heard Groves and his alleged girlfriend arguing early Wednesday morning, hours before SWAT converged on the home on Honeysuckle Lane.
A viral comment from @yousaycatladylikeitsabadthing on Instagram referenced the rumor directly, quoting one neighbor as saying the girlfriend “got mad and ratted him out.”
Five-Month Manhunt Ends With Dramatic Arrest
Law enforcement confirmed that Groves was captured after a Crimestoppers tip led U.S. Marshals and Atlanta police to the residence. According to Bryan Fair with the U.S. Marshals Service, officers surrounded the home, deployed gas canisters and flash bangs, and eventually found Groves hiding in a crawl space built into the basement…