Crime Press Releases

Richard Ruffino II, 29, of LaPlace, was arrested March 9, 2022 in connection to an illegal drugs investigation. After receiving complaints of illegal narcotics activity in the 800 block of Marjorie Court in LaPlace, detectives with the St. John the Baptist Parish...

Mark Anthony Holliday Jr., 22, of Killona was arrested Tuesday, March 8, 2022 in connection to a stolen vehicle investigation. On Monday, March 7, 2022 about 4 p.m., deputies were notified of a stolen vehicle traveling in the area of La. 18 and 640 in Edgard. Upon...

Trevon Knight, 26, of Garyville was arrested March 10, 2022 in connection to a burglary at Nick’s Shooting Range in Garyville. On Thursday, March 10, 2022, about 2:45 a.m., deputies responded to an alarm activation at the range. Upon arrival, deputies began searching...

Joseph Monroe Johnson Jr., 36, of Convent, was arrested Thursday, February 24, 2022 on several charges for illegal drugs. On February 23, 2022, about 11:45 p.m., the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Division was conducting surveillance in the 1200...

Four men were arrested Thursday, February 24, 2022 after a brief pursuit with police, in a vehicle stolen during a carjacking in New Orleans. Arrested were Vidal Ramon Pope, 21, of LaPlace; Reshon Cornelious Williams, 21, of LaPlace; Derrick Devon Rhinehart, 21, of...

Darrius Tramaine Williams, 29, of Reserve was arrested Thursday, February 24, 2022 on several residential burglaries charges as well as illegal possession of stolen things. Williams was being investigated by the SJSO as a suspect in several recent burglaries of...

Patrol officers arrested four male subjects from LaPlace, including three juveniles, ages 16 and 17, and recovered two stolen guns during a traffic stop Tuesday, February 15, 2022, in LaPlace. While on patrol, about 1:30 p.m., officers observed that a vehicle...

Two Reserve men were arrested Sunday, February 20, 2022 for several illegal drug violations as well as for being in possession of a stolen gun. Arrested were Joshua Vallery, 33; and Steven Sylve, 41. On Sunday, February 20, 2022, about 4:45 a.m., deputies observed a...

The St. John Sheriff's Office Special Operations Division and SWAT worked with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Fugitive Task Force, the Louisiana Bureau of Investigations’ Fugitive Apprehension Unit, the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI on Tuesday, February 8, 2022...

Chris Williamson, 27, of LaPlace was arrested in connection to the February 11, 2022 shooting at the intersection of Jasper Lane and Cartier Drive in LaPlace. Williamson was charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of 21-year-old Brandon Morris of...