Crime Press Releases
St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.Casey Spies Arrested For Possession With Intent To Distribute Meth
Casey Spies, who has been arrested more than 40 times in St. John the Baptist Parish alone, was arrested once again on Monday, Sept. 23, and booked with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and with possession of drug paraphernalia. Spies’ most recent...
Clyde Veal, Jr. Arrested For Home Burglary
On Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s detectives arrested Clyde Veal, Jr. of LaPlace and charged him with one count of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling (felony) and one count of theft by fraud under $1,000.00 (misdemeanor). Deputies...
Convicted Felon Caught Again Breaking Into Homes After Storm
On Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s deputies arrested a convicted felon identified Darrius Williams, 31, of Reserve, and charged him with simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling (felony); illegal possession of stolen things (felony);...
St. John Parish Student Arrested For Firearm Violation
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident that was reported Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 involving a 17-year-old East St. John High School student. The male student was arrested and booked with felony carrying a firearm on school...
7 Juveniles Arrested In St. John Parish Burglary Cases
The St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division has arrested 10 people related to reported burglaries in the St. John Parish area in July and August. The reported incidents include residential, vehicle, and business burglaries. Through the course...
St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office Investigating A Home Invasion
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a home invasion that was reported around 11:15 p.m. on Monday. Officers were called to a home in the 3000 block of Yorktowne Drive in LaPlace after a husband and wife reported that five people forced...
Marijuana, Other Prescription Drugs, Seized From LaPlace Store
The St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division began conducting an investigation in early July 2024 regarding 420 Smoke and Spirits Shop located at 975 Cambridge Drive Unit B in LaPlace, LA., and their involvement in the distribution of illegal narcotics,...
Heather Ward Arrested for Prescription Fraud
Heather Ward, 49, of Lutcher, was arrested May 20, 2024 after stealing more than 90 Oxycodone pills from Gem Drugs in Reserve and selling the drugs on the street. The pills had an estimated street value of $800. Ward, a former pharmacist clerk at the store, is charged...
Staci Scioneaux Arrested for Crimes Against the Elderly
A Reserve woman was booked and has a bond of nearly $97 million for more than 3,800 counts of financial crimes against the elderly. Staci Scioneaux, 40, of Reserve was arrested May 14, 2024 after the SJSO Financial Crimes Unit discovered that she was working as a care...
Several Subjects Arrested on Illegal Drug Charges
Over the past two weeks, the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division arrested several men and one woman connected to illegal drug activity in St. John the Baptist Parish. Arrested May 6, 2024 on multiple criminal charges were Timothy Gauff of LaPlace; and...