Crime Press Releases
St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.3 Arrested For Illegal Drug Possession, Distribution
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division began conducting an investigation in late August 2025 regarding Eugene Schofield Jr. of LaPlace, LA and his involvement in the distribution of illegal narcotics in St. John Parish. Eugene Schofield...
LaPlace Man Arrested For Indecent Behavior With A Juvenile
Detectives with the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have arrested Dennis Stephens of LaPlace and booked him with one count of indecent behavior with a juvenile and one count of sexual battery. In August of 2025 the St. John Parish...
SJSO Investigation Results in 4 Arrests, Seizure of Illegal Drugs and Cash
A nearly three-month investigation by the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division has culminated with the arrest of four people, seizure of a cache illegal drugs that included crystal meth and cocaine and more than $4,000 in cash. The St. John...
8 Guns and Illegal Drugs Recovered During SJSO Ongoing Investigations
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office recently recovered eight illegally possessed firearms and narcotics over a 10-day span as part of the department’s ongoing crime suppression efforts to combat violent crime and protect the community. SJSO patrol...
Pill Press, Guns, Illegal Drugs Seized During Searches In St. John, St. James
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office narcotics detectives, working in conjunction with narcotics investigators and SWAT personnel from multiple agencies, culminated several months of a major narcotics investigation on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, with the execution...
SJSO Arrests 2 Burglars ‘On A Shopping Spree’ At Victims’ Expense
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office detectives have arrested two men in connection with two LaPlace burglaries that included the theft of a flat screen TV, more than $1,000 worth of toys and clothing and purchases from Amazon that included three pairs of...
3 Juveniles Arrested For LaPlace Car Theft
Three LaPlace juveniles, age 13 and 14, have been arrested and booked with vehicle theft and other charges after St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office investigators say the trio stole a 2022 BMW X3 on Thursday night, July 31, 2025. St. John Sheriff’s deputies...
$10,000 Reward Offered For Information In Murder Of Trevor Sanders
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the person or persons responsible for the shooting death of Trevor Sanders. On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, Trevor Sanders was found dead in front of a residence in the...
4 Juveniles, Including A 10-Year-Old, Arrested For LaPlace Vehicle Burglaries
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a pair of vehicle burglaries that happened on two separate nights and involved four juveniles, ages 13 and 10. The juveniles, one age 10; three of whom are 13, have been arrested and booked with...
SJSO Arrests 3, Seize Drugs, Money and 2 Guns
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Detectives arrested three people, recovered two guns and seized cars, cash, a variety of illegal drugs, including 100 grams of crack cocaine and more than 1,000 methamphetamine pills on Friday, May 30, 2025. The...