Crime Press Releases
St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.Mother Of Murder Suspect Arrested, Investigation Continues
The mother of a 16-year-old murder suspect, who was arrested in Friday’s fatal shooting in Garyville, has been arrested by St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives. Ashley Fleming, 37, of Garyville, was arrested Saturday (Jan. 25, 2025) and booked with...
SJSO Investigating Homicide in Garyville, Suspect In Custody
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting in Garyville, La. on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 that has left one man dead. St. John Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a call shortly before 3 p.m. about the shooting in the 200 block of...
LaPlace Man Wanted For Attempted Murder, Home Invasion
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s assistance in locating Joquan Perriloux of LaPlace. Perriloux is wanted for attempted murder, home invasion and simple robbery in connection with an incident that happened Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025....
SJSO Arrests Texas Fugitive Wanted For Manslaughter
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office SWAT team arrested a man who is wanted in Texas for manslaughter and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. The suspect, Lawalter Brown, is known to use many aliases and had been on the run from...
UPDATED: SJSO Investigating Double Shooting In LaPlace
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating a shooting in LaPlace on Monday (Dec. 23, 2024) that has left the possible shooters, both men, in critical condition. Evidence from the on-going investigation indicates that the men, identified...
SJSO Investigating Double Shooting In LaPlace
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating a shooting in LaPlace in which two people were shot. The Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2100 block of Van Arpel Drive around 3:40 p. m. Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, after receiving reports of...
Reserve Man Arrested After Propositioning A Juvenile For Sex
A 30-year-old Reserve man is in the St. John the Baptist Parish jail after he approached a 15-year-old boy outside of a LaPlace store on Monday (Dec. 16) evening and propositioned him for sex in exchange for money. The boy reported the incident to an off-duty St. John...
Alfred Cobb, AKA ‘The ATM Saw Bandit,’ Arrested In Texas
Alfred Roy Cobb, the Baton Rouge man wanted in connection with several ATM burglaries in St. John the Baptist Parish and other parishes, has been arrested in Temple, Texas. Cobb was arrested without incident Dec. 12 by U.S. Marshals after they found him at a U-Haul...
Drug Case Investigated By SJSO, DEA Results In Guilty Plea
An illegal drug case investigated by the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration has resulted in a guilty plea by Terry Reed of Lafayette on three counts of violating the Federal Controlled Substances and Federal Gun...
SJSO Arrests LaPlace Man For Robbery of Pizza Delivery Driver
A LaPlace man is in the St. John the Baptist Parish jail after being arrested for theft and armed robbery of a pizza delivery driver. Montrell Isom, 18, was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 10 after St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office investigators used technology to...