Crime Press Releases

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division has arrested a LaPlace man and booked him with possession of illegal drugs with intent to distribute, among other charges, after he was found with a bag filled with illegal narcotics. Nathaniel...

An illegal drug case investigated by the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office has resulted in a four-count superseding indictment of Jessica Portway of LaPlace and three others. Portway, who was arrested by St. John Parish Sheriff's Office narcotics detectives...

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested former St. John Sheriff’s Office deputy Jeff Patterson on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, and booked him with two counts of taking contraband to/from penal institutions prohibited (felony) and two counts of malfeasance...

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office recovered a 9 mm semiautomatic gun reported stolen in Texas following a traffic stop Wednesday night (Nov. 13, 2024) on Cambridge Drive in LaPlace, LA. Jared Martin, 31, was arrested after deputies found the gun and...

Three Baton Rouge teenagers were arrested Saturday night (Nov. 9, 2024) after fleeing St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s deputies in a stolen Chevrolet Impala and later on foot. The vehicle was reported stolen during a carjacking at 7:30 a.m. Saturday in East Baton...

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting in Wallace, La., that happened Thursday (Oct. 31, 2024) at approximately 8 p.m. in the 100 block of Dufresne Drive in the Sugarland subdivision. A 17-year-old male was found with a gunshot...

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested four people in connection with illegal drug possession and distribution following a nearly three-month joint investigation with neighboring St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office. On Tuesday, Oct. 29,...

St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office investigators are searching for Alfred Roy Cobb of Baton Rouge in connection with several ATM burglaries in St. John Parish and other parishes. Investigators say Cobb has used construction tools, including a heavy duty...

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested former St. John Sheriff’s Office deputy Nicholas Bordelon on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 and booked him with simple battery. Bordelon’s arrest comes after the Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation of an...

St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a LaPlace man in connection with a shooting Monday night in the 2400 block of Williamsburg Drive in LaPlace. Authorities were called to a house on Williamsburg at 6:20 p.m. in reference to a shooting. When...