Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Grandson Booked in Connection to Death of Grandmother

Neil Oberoi On Saturday, January 23, 2016, at 8:02 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a residence on Muirfield Drive in LaPlace for a medical call. When deputies arrived, they found a 90-year-old female unresponsive on the floor in...

James Tolbert Arrested for Robbery

James Tolbert On Thursday, January 21, 2015, at 8:45 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to 1525 West Airline Highway in LaPlace, the Millet Food Center, for the report of a robbery. The cashier told deputies that a man jumped over the...

St John Deputy Arrested

Keith Carroll On Sunday, January 17, 2016, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies arrested and booked Keith Carroll, 32, of LaPlace on arrest warrant for theft under $750 and malfeasance in office. Acting on a citizen's complaint, an Internal Affairs...

Phillip Bolden Arrested for Theft and Shoplifting

Phillip Bolden On Friday, January 8, 2016, at 2:57 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to Dunkin Donuts, 1334 West Airline Highway, in Laplace for the report of a theft. The complainant reported that a man had been in the store to...

Narcotics Investigation Leads to Ten Arrests

St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office narcotics detectives received information and conducted an investigation that led to the execution of two judicial court authorized search warrants on Tuesday, January 5.         The first...

Roddy Johnson Booked with Second-Degree Murder

Roddy Johnson On Wednesday, January 13, detectives with the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office booked Roddy Johnson, 23, of LaPlace with second-degree murder. Johnson was booked for the murder of Ian Robertson of Lutcher. Robertson was shot September 14,...

Three Arrested for Criminal Conspiracy to Commit Perjury and Perjury

Brian Miller   Brandy Gil Marissa Fritts In August 2015, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a domestic disturbance complaint and conducted an investigation. Upon conclusion of the investigation, deputies arrested Brian Miller, 22,...

Sean Schnyder Arrested in Armed Robbery and Carjacking Investigation

Sean Schnyder On January 6, 2016 at 10:28 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a residence in the 500 block of Greenwood Drive in LaPlace for the report of a female knocking on the front door and screaming for help. The 32-year-old...

Aggravated Criminal Damage to Property Investigation

On Tuesday, January 12, 2015, at 2:25 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a remote area in the 2900 block of West Airline Highway in Reserve for the report of a car being shot multiple times. The 22-year-old male driver of the car...

Willie Brown Arrested in Armed Robbery Investigation

Willie Brown On Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at 3:29 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to 4325 Highway US 51, Poker Palace Casino, in LaPlace for the report of an armed robbery. The complainant told deputies that a man entered the...