Crime Press Releases
St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.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...
LaPlace Man Arrested After Child Hands Out Drug-Laced Gummies At School
A LaPlace man has been arrested and booked with several charges, including possession of illegal narcotics and cruelty to juveniles after four students at East St. John Preparatory Academy in LaPlace ingested THC edibles. The edibles were brought to school by an...
Three Suspects Arrested With Meth
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division arrested three people and booked them with possession with intent to distribute Methamphetamine following a traffic stop Saturday (Nov.23) in Garyville, LA. During the course of a traffic stop...
St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office Is Investigating A Homicide In LaPlace
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting death of a 51-year-old man following a disturbance at a home in the 2100 block of Williamsburg Drive in LaPlace on Thursday (Nov. 21, 2024) night. St. John Sheriff's Office detectives say...
SJSO Arrests Fugitive Wanted In Tangipahoa and Livingston Parishes
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies arrested a Hammond man Tuesday (Nov. 19, 2024) who is wanted in connection with attempted second degree murder, home invasion, armed robbery and other charges. Malike Andrews, 20, was arrested after deputies...
LaPlace Traffic Stop Yields Bag Filled With Meth, Heroin and Nearly 1K Ecstasy Pills
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division has arrested a LaPlace man and booked him with possession of illegal drugs with intent to distribute, among other charges, after he was found with a bag filled with illegal narcotics. Nathaniel...
Drug Case Investigated By SJSO Results In Federal Indictment Of LaPlace Woman, 3 Others
An illegal drug case investigated by the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office has resulted in a four-count superseding indictment of Jessica Portway of LaPlace and three others. Portway, who was arrested by St. John Parish Sheriff's Office narcotics detectives...
Former St. John Sheriff’s Office Deputy Arrested
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested former St. John Sheriff’s Office deputy Jeff Patterson on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, and booked him with two counts of taking contraband to/from penal institutions prohibited (felony) and two counts of malfeasance...