Crime Press Releases

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a LaPlace teenager and booked him with burglary and theft in connection with two early morning break-ins that targeted two LaPlace businesses. At 1:34 a.m. Thursday, April 16, 2026, Sheriff’s deputies...

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested Marlon A. Primero-Xitumul, 19, of LaPlace and booked him with first degree rape and molestation of a juvenile (felony). The victim is a 10-year-old girl. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 200 block of...

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a 13-year-old Reserve boy early Monday morning (April 13, 2026) and booked him with attempted theft of a motor vehicle and illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile. Investigators say the juvenile, who was...

A Baton Rouge woman has been arrested by detectives with the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office and booked with multiple felony charges for stealing from an elderly LaPlace couple she was hired to help take care of as an in-home healthcare worker. Demyra...

Investigators with the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office have arrested two suspects and booked them with the armed robbery of a 16-year-old boy that happened Saturday, April 4, 2026, in LaPlace. SJSO deputies responded to the 100 block of Dave Street in...

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested Da’marcus Turley, 18, of Edgard and booked him with aggravated second degree battery (felony) and armed robbery (felony) in connection with the shooting Wednesday, April 1, 2026, of a 14-year-old boy in...

St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested four suspects in connection with the shooting death of a Baton Rouge man that happened Friday, March 13, 2026 in the area of Williamsburg Drive and Bedford Drive in LaPlace. The victim, identified...

Manmeet Singh, who fled authorities after being released from a New Orleans hospital after causing a fatal collision on Interstate 10 on Sept. 23, 2025, has been arrested and booked into the St. John the Baptist Parish jail in LaPlace. Singh, 30, was arrested by the...

Detectives with the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office along with assistance from the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office arrested Michael Zulli, age 60, of LaPlace on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Zulli was the subject of an investigation that was part of the...

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested a LaPlace man and booked him with felony burglary of a car and house in Reserve on Thursday, March 5, 2026. A St. John Parish Sheriff's deputy responded to the 400 block of Northwest Third Street in Reserve...