A convicted murderer who escaped from prison has been recaptured and stunned onlookers by blowing a kiss as he was placed into a police car.
Derrick Groves was taken into custody yesterday (8 Oct).
The arrest of the 28-year-old brings an end to five month-long manhunt.
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He escaped from jail back in May.
Footage shows the moment officers lead the fugitive, wearing a white T-shirt and handcuffs, toward a waiting police vehicle.
Groves turned his head, smirked and blew a kiss before being guided into the back seat.
He was caught in 2100 block of Honeysuckle Lane SW, Atalanta, Georgia, US by the United States Marshals Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force.
They worked in conjunction with the Atlanta Police Department and the Clayton County Police Department.
He had escaped from Orleans Parish City Jail.
Groves had been serving a life sentence after being convicted of two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.
And a federal firearms charge.
He was the final escapee still at large among the ten inmates who fled the Louisiana facility.
According to officials, Groves will be extradited back to Louisiana for processing.
