Crime Press Releases

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a 14-year-old Reserve boy on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in connection with a school threat posted on social media targeting East St. John High School. The juvenile was booked with felony terrorizing and later...

A LaPlace man has been arrested and is being held in the St. John the Baptist Parish jail after investigators say he fired multiple shots at a man riding a bicycle around 10:30 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 30, 2025) in the 1800 block of Cinclair Loop. The cyclist was not...

An Edgard, La. man was arrested after a 2-year-old boy shot himself in the foot shortly before 11:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. The child was airlifted from a house in Edgard to Children’s Hospital in New Orleans where he is listed in stable condition. St. John the...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...