Crime Press Releases

Ronald Lathers Jr Ronald Lathers Jr., 29, of LaPlace, was arrested Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in connection to domestic abuse battery that occurred about 5:20 p.m. on Thursday, April 13, 2017. Deputies responded to the 100 block of Montegut Avenue in LaPlace in reference...

Kim Shepherd Kim Shepherd, 27, of Edgard was arrested Monday, April 17, 2017 in connection to a carjacking and faces several other charges stemming from an incident that occurred April 13, 2017 in the 700 block of La. 3127 in Edgard. Deputies were attempting to arrest...

Jared M. Herbert Jared M. Herbert, 26, of LaPlace was arrested April 8, 2017 in connection to an attempted burglary of a residence in LaPlace. On Saturday, April 8, 2017, about 9 p.m., deputies responded to the 100 block of Crevasse Avenue in reference to a male...

Kaylan Morris - Arrested Norvon Gauff - Victim   Kaylan Morris, 21, of Garyville has been arrested for the murder of 18-year-old Norvon Gauff of Garyville who was shot and killed April 6, 2017. Based on investigation, detectives determined Morris to be the...

St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Jon McCoy, 37, of New Orleans for contractor fraud. An investigation revealed to investigators that McCoy entered into a contract in October of 2012 with the victim to repair a Yorktowne Drive residence in...

Ryan Stewart, 23, of Reserve was arrested Tuesday, February 21, 2017 in connection with attempted burglaries of Guidry's Goodies on West Airline Highway in Reserve. On Monday, February 20, 2017, at 9:25 p.m., deputies responded to the business in reference to an...

The St. John Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Curtis Tsuruda, 59, of LaPlace, for cruelty to juveniles – with force/violence on Monday, February 20, 2017. Tsuruda, who was a teacher at Riverside Academy in Reserve, placed both of his hands around the neck of a...

On Monday, February 20, 2017, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Jonell Butler, 33, of LaPlace on three St. John the Baptist Parish warrants, two bench warrants and an attachment, and a fugitive warrant for the New Orleans Police Department...

On Sunday, February 19, 2017, at 10:41 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to D and R Bar on East 6th Street in Edgard for the report of a burglary. The complainant reported that the video poker machines had been broken into. An...

Leslie J. Hollingsworth Leslie J. Hollingsworth of New Orleans, 40, was arrested Thursday, February 9, 2017 following a stabbing incident on Hebert Drive in LaPlace that resulted in the death of Alton Robinson, 19, of LaPlace. Hollingsworth is charged with second...