Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Shooting Investigation Underway

Detectives with the St. John Parish Office are investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of Trevor Sanders, 41, of LaPlace. On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, about 10:30 a.m., deputies responded to a complaint in the 1500 block of Natchez Lane in LaPlace in...

Jacobi Cage Arrested for Second Degree Murder

Jacobi Omari Cage, 23, of LaPlace was arrested early this morning in connection to the shooting death of Jaece Stroud, 23, of Norco. On Friday, April 15, 2022, about 10:15 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the area of Windsor Boulevard in LaPlace. Upon...

Mark Browning Jr. Faces Battery, Carjacking and Other Charges

Mark Anthony Browning Jr., 38, of Reserve, faces several charges after physically attacking a man then carjacking another man. On April 19, 2022, about 4:30 p.m., deputies responded to the 200 block of Parker Lane in Reserve in reference to a disturbance. Upon...

Keenon Alexander Arrested After Foot Pursuit

Keenon Alexander, 23, of LaPlace was arrested Tuesday, April 26, 2022 after leading officers on a brief foot pursuit during an attempted vehicle burglary investigation. On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, about 1 a.m., deputies were on pro-active patrol on Ridgewood Drive in...

Lee Hart Arrested on Illegal Drugs and Weapons Charges After Pursuit

Lee Jardain Hart, 38, of Reserve faces several illegal drugs and weapons charges after a vehicle and foot pursuit through a Reserve neighborhood. On Friday, April 29, 2022, about 12:15 a.m., patrol deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with illegally tinted...

Metairie Woman Arrested for Stealing from Elderly

Tammy Davis, 54, of Metairie was arrested April 27, 2022 after stealing money from the elderly. In March 2022, detectives began an investigation after receiving complaints that an female subject had been impersonating an Ochsner staff member and fraudulently obtaining...

Juvenile Arrested in Connection to School Threats

Sheriff Mike Tregre announced May 4, 2022 that an arrest has been made in connection to threats of violence made at several St. John Parish public schools. A 13-year-old female juvenile, a student in the St. John Parish Public School System, was arrested May 4, 2022....

LaPlace Men Arrested on Connection to Shooting in Sugar Ridge

Felton Jackson, 19, and Jamyrion Irvin, 18, both of LaPlace were arrested Thursday, May 5, 2022 in connection to a shooting in the Sugar Ridge neighborhood in LaPlace. On Thursday, May 5, 2022, about 10:30 a.m., deputies responded to the area of Cartier Drive in...

Kenneth Dixon Jr. Arrested for Attempted Vehicle Burglaries

Kenneth Alan Dixon Jr., 42, of LaPlace was arrested Thursday, May 5, 2022 in connection to attempted burglaries of vehicles in a LaPlace neighborhood.On Thursday, May 5, 2022, deputies responded to the area of Riverland Estates in LaPlace in reference to a suspicious...