New Orleans Prison Escapee Allegedly Uploads Instagram Videos; Video Claims He Was 'Let Out' of the Prison With 9 Other Men Last Month

One of the two remaining escapees from a high-profile New Orleans prison escape last month is being investigated by authorities for seemingly posting a pair of 10-minute videos on social media claiming he was “let out” of the jail alongside nine other men and that he “did not” commit the crimes he had been serving time for in prison.

“They say that I broke out. I didn’t break out. I was let out,” the man in the video, who identifies himself as Massey and has identical face tattoos, says, according to The Times-Picayun.

“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 adds in the video, which The Times-Picayun reports was deleted on Monday.

Local New Orleans authorities say they’re investigating the videos, which appear to show Antoine Massey speaking directly to the camera while sitting on a kitchen stool.

“If the individual depicted in the video is indeed Antoine Massey, we strongly urge him to come forward and turn himself in to the proper authorities,” Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson says in a statement. “Cooperating with law enforcement is in his best interest and may help avoid additional charges. It is important that justice is served appropriately and that due process is followed.”

Hutson, who suspended her re-election campaign last month to focus on “restoring public trust” in her leadership, says local, state and federal authorities are working to locate Massey and Derrick Groves, the two remaining men who escaped the Orleans Parish Prison in the early hours of May 16.

Massey, 32, faces kidnapping and rape charges, according to The Associatred Press, while Groves, 27, has been convicted of murder.

At least 15 people have been charged with helping the 10 men either during or after their escape from the prison, according to the AP, including Sterling Williams — a jail maintenance worker who officials accused last month of shutting off the water to a jail cell where the men removed a toilet and climbed through a hole left in the wall.

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PEOPLE previously reported that the escapees all escaped through the hole in the wall before climbing a chain-link fence and crossing a neighboring highway before scattering across the city.

According to photos released by local officials, the escapees appeared to also leave a message for prison officials scribbled in the wall above the hole: “To[o] easy Lol.”

Williams, who has denied being involved in helping the men escape, says he shut off the water to the cell because his life was threatened. In the videos shared to Instagram, the man claiming to be Massey denied threatening Williams while also accusing prison officials of being crooked and racist.

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The man also asks President Donald Trump, Kim Kardashian, and a number of musical artists to step in and help him, according to local WVUE.

In an interview with the outlet, Massey’s pastor Robert Brown implored Massey to “turn yourself in” if he cares about his family.

“If you care about them, won’t you turn yourself in?” the pastor pleaded with Massey.

As of Tuesday morning, authorities’ scrambling manhunt for Massey and Groves has stretched into its 18th day.