Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Victim Identified in Homicide Investigation- Garyville, LA

       Kentrell Hayes St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office detectives have identified the Garyville homicide victim as Kentrell Hayes, 26, of St. John the Baptist Parish. With the assistance of the Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory,...

Harold Brown Arrested in Exposure Case and Home Invasion

Harold Brown   Thru investigation, on Thursday, Sept 17th, St John Sheriff Investigators identified Harold Brown, 17, of 432 Corrine Ct, LaPlace, LA as the suspect in the exposing incident and was booked for Obscenity charges. Brown had been arrested on...

Harry Kennedy Arrested

 Wanted Suspect Arrested   On Thursday, September 17, 2015, at 12:47 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies booked wanted suspect Harry Kennedy, 45, of New Orleans. Kennedy was wanted in connection to the burglary of a Reserve car wash on...

Shooting Investigation – W 2nd St, LaPlace

On Tuesday, September 15, at 9:14 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 300 block of West 2nd Street in LaPlace for the report of gunshots heard in the area. When deputies arrived, deputies found a 43-year-old male victim with...

One Suspect Identified

        St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office detectives identified one of two suspects in surveillance video of two suspects trespassing on the Emily C. Watkins School grounds in the early morning hours on August 26.  Detectives...

Subjects Arrested in Battery Investigation

  Kailin Holland St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office detectives arrested four females in connection with the battery of a 16-year-old female on August 26. The 16-year-old victim was working the drive through window at a fast food restaurant in LaPlace...

Battery Investigation – LaPlace, LA

UPDATE 09-01-2015 :  Arrest made in connection with this incident,  click here Original Post of 08-28-2015             On Wednesday, August 26, 2015, at 8:21 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's...

Jonathan Mehrtens Arrested in Brazen Burglary

Jonathan Mehrtens On Saturday, August 29, 2015, at 3:55 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 1700 block of East Frisco Drive in LaPlace for the report of a male subject who entered or attempted to enter several cars and...

Chad Petit Arrested for Defacing Property

Chad Petit On Saturday, August 29, 2015, at 1:07 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 600 block of Main Street in LaPlace when a passerby reported that a subject was spray painting graffiti on a building. When deputies arrived,...

Burglary Investigation – Emily C Watkins Elementary School

On Wednesday, August 26, 2015, at 9:53 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to Emily C. Watkins Elementary School in LaPlace for the report of a burglary. The initial investigation revealed to deputies that a perpetrator or perpetrators...