Crime Press Releases
St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.Lance Joseph and Four Juveniles Arrested in Residential Burglary
Lance Joseph Lance Joseph, 17, of LaPlace, and four male juveniles, age 14, 15 and 16, all of LaPlace, were arrested in connection with a residential burglary. On January 16, 2018 about 9:45 a.m., deputies responded to the 500 block of Welham Loop in LaPlace in...
Eli Moore Arrested on Five Active Warrants, Possession of Crack Cocaine
Eli Juan Moore Eli Juan Moore, 22, of LaPlace was arrested by members of the St. John Sheriff's Office Special Operations, Warrants Unit, in the 300 block of Elm Street in LaPlace yet again on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 for five active warrants for contempt of court...
Fernando Lanza Arrested on Drug Charges Including Bringing Contraband into the Jail
Fernando Lanza Fernando Gustavo Lanza, 26, of New Orleans, was arrested Friday, January 5, 2018 on drug charges including bringing contraband into the jail. On January 5, 2018, about 8:50 p.m., deputies responded to the 2500 block of North Sugar Ridge Drive in LaPlace...
Reserve Residents Arrested After Meth Lab Discovered in Home
Caleb Sikes Lisa Simoneaux Two Reserve residents were arrested Tuesday, December 19, 2017 after detectives discovered a meth lab in their home. Arrested were Caleb M. Sikes, 27, and Lisa Simoneaux, 27. On Tuesday, December 19, 2017 the Special Operations Division of...
Michael Darr Arrested for Stealing Neighbor’s 4-Wheeler
Michael Darr Michael Darr, 37, of LaPlace, was arrested Tuesday, December 19, 2017 after stealing a neighbor's all terrain vehicle. On December 19, 2017, about 5:15 p.m., deputies responded to the 500 block of Rienzi Drive in LaPlace in reference to a theft of a motor...
Gibson Brothers Arrested After Traffic Stop
Dequan Gibson Davone Gibson Brothers Dequan Lavonte Gibson, 21, and Davone Lavone Gibson, 18, of LaPlace were arrested Tuesday, December 19, 2017 following a traffic stop. On December 19, about 8:30 p.m., deputies initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling at a...
Christmas Display Vandals Arrested
Roy Verret Torre Davis Two vandals who destroyed several Christmas yard displays in Riverland Heights subdivision in LaPlace have been arrested. They are Roy Verret, 17, and Torre Johleel Davis, 18, both of LaPlace. Verret was booked on three counts of simple criminal...
Three Suspects Arrested in Connection to Murder Investigation
Malcom Muse Ahkemon Bardell Jr Branden Clegg Release of Nov 29, 2017 Malcom Muse, 21, of New Orleans has been arrested in connection with a shooting on February 15, 2017 in Reserve that resulted in the death of Andrew Jasmine, 29, of LaPlace. Muse was arrested on a...
Traffic Stop Leads to Auto Theft and Weapons and Drug Charges for Suspects
Darius Hardy MacArthur Henderson Darius Hardy, 26, of Baton Rouge and MacArthur Henderson, 25, of Plaquemine were arrested Friday, November 24, 2017 after St. John Parish Sheriff's Office deputies initiated a traffic stop in LaPlace. Hardy now faces a felony auto...
Lawanda Wilson Arrested in Child Cruelty Investigation
Lawanda Wilson Lawanda Wilson, 46, of LaPlace was arrested Friday, November 17, 2017 for cruelty to juveniles. On Friday, November 17, 2017, about 5:15 p.m., officers responded to a residence on Grant Drive in LaPlace in reference to a juvenile who was found wondering...