Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Tyren Dent Arrested for Domestic Abuse

Tyren Dent On Saturday, February 13, 2016, at 9:49 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a residence on Lincoln Court in LaPlace for the report of a domestic disturbance. The 26-year-old female victim told deputies that her boyfriend,...

Zachary McIntosh Arrested in Attempted Burglary Investigation

Zachary McIntosh On Friday, January 29, 2016, at 8:22 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 200 block of Riverlands Drive in LaPlace for the report of attempted vehicle burglaries. The complainant witnessed two male subjects...

Suspects Arrested in Theft Investigation

Collis Holloway Jr. Roland Ketchens Jr. On January 15, 2016 at 6:54 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies met with a victim of a theft. The victim told deputies that he advertised a gaming system and games for sale on a popular internet site and...

Christopher Becknel Arrested in Burglary Investigation

Christopher Becknel On Saturday, January 23, 2016, at 5:13 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to Sonic, 100 Ormond Boulevard, in LaPlace for the report of a burglary. A deliveryman told deputies that when he arrived at the business, he...

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,...