Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

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...

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...

Armed Robbery Investigation – Reserve LA

On Monday, August 24, 2015, at 8:43 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 400 block of NW 3rd Street in Reserve for the report of an armed robbery with firearms. The 33-year-old male victim told deputies that two male subjects with...

Tijae Jarrow Arrested for Attempted Burglary

  Tijae Jarrow On Saturday, August 22, 2015, at 3:28 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a residence in the 600 block of Fairway Drive in LaPlace for the report of an attempted burglary of the residence. The resident told...

Armed Robbery Investigation in LaPlace

On Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at 9:50 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to investigate the report of an armed robbery that occurred in the 500 block of West Fifth Street in LaPlace. The 21-year-old victim told deputies that as he...

Three Suspects Arrested in Theft Investigation

Keyetta Tebault Ranza Smith Sonia Tucker On April 15, 2015, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a business in the 300 block of East Airline Highway in LaPlace for the report of internal theft. When management of the business questioned...

Gunshot into LaPlace Residence Investigated

On Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at 9:43 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a residence in the 600 block of St. Andrews Boulevard in LaPlace for the report of a gunshot that broke a window on the residence. The complainant told deputies...

Domestic Complaint Leads to Narcotics and Illegal Gun Arrests

D'Angelo Kelson Jeanette Kelson Patricia Kelson On Friday, August 7, 2015, at 6:26 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the Ochsner River Parish emergency room for the report of a domestic battery. The 18-year-old female victim told...