Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Detectives Investigate Two Separate Shootings in LaPlace

Detectives are investigating two separate shootings that occurred December 26-27 over the weekend in LaPlace.Detectives are investigating a drive-by shooting that left a male juvenile injured on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Madewood Road and Kenilworth Drive in...

Detectives Investigate Drive-by Shooting in Garyville

Detectives are investigating a drive-by shooting that left a woman injured on Tuesday, December 16, 2020 in the 100 block of Buster Street in Garyville.About 11 p.m., officers responded to Buster Street in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, deputies located a...

Kejuan Brown Arrested for Murder

Kejuan Brown, 21, of LaPlace has been arrested for the murder of 21-year-old Nicholaus Paylor of Hester who was shot and killed October 24, 2020 in Reserve. Based on the investigation, detectives determined Brown to be the suspected shooter and obtained a judicial...

Nigel Anderson Arrested After Shooting Up Vehicle

Nigel Lorenzo Anderson, 20, of LaPlace was arrested Saturday, November 21, 2020 after shooting his girlfriend’s vehicle. On November 21, 2020, about 4:30 p.m., deputies responded to the 1900 block of Carrollwood Drive in LaPlace in reference to a shooting. Upon...

Olonzo Narcisse Arrested for Illegal Gun and Traffic Violations

Olonzo “Monk” Narcisse, 33, of LaPlace, a convicted felon, was arrested November 16, 2020 after a traffic stop.On Monday, November 16, 2020 about 6:45 p.m., officers observed a Nissan Altima traveling west on River Road near Marathon Avenue at a high rate of speed....

Ryan Stewart Arrested After Report of Suspicious Male with a Gun

Ryan Stewart, 26, of Reserve was arrested November 16, 2020 after someone saw a man place a gun behind a cement pillar anchoring a building. On Monday, November 16, 2020, about 2:40 p.m., officers responded to the 200 block of East 26th Street in Reserve in reference...

Todd Clement Jr. Arrested for Terrorizing

Todd Clement Jr., 34, of LaPlace was arrested November 6, 2020 after posting threats against elected officials on social media. On Friday, November 6, 2020, detectives began an investigation of threats posted on social media by Clement. During the investigation,...

Habitual Shoplifter Arrested Again

William Varnado III, 40, of LaPlace has been arrested for the 12th time since 2019 for shoplifting a variety of items from several local businesses.Varnado’s most recent arrest occurred Thursday, October 29, 2020 after officers obtained judicial warrants for his...