Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Gunshots Fired Investigation – East 13th St, Reserve LA

On Sunday, March 15, 2015, at 12:02 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to East 13th Street in Reserve for the report of gunshots heard. Responding deputies spoke with the driver of a party bus who told deputies that his bus was struck...

Shooting Investigation – West 2nd St, LaPlace

On Friday, March 13, 2015, at 12:14 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 200 block of West 2nd Street in LaPlace for the report of a man being shot. When deputies arrived, they located the 25-year-old male victim who sustained a...

Lendell Smith arrested after Shots Fired in Incident

On Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 8:37 pm, Saint John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to Daiquiris and Company, 640 West Airline Highway, in Laplace for the report of shots fired. The subjects involved in the incident fled the area prior to the...

Two Stolen Golf Courts Recovered – Ryan Stewart Arrested

On Friday, February 27, 2015, at 12:29 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies stopped the driver of a golf cart near the intersection of Highway LA 44 and Central Avenue in Reserve. The driver initially identified himself with a fictitious...

Carlos Parrilla Jr. arrested in Murder Investigation

On Friday morning, March 6, 2015, Carlos Parrilla Jr. voluntarily walked in the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division and met with detectives regarding the murder of Juan Jose Rivera on December 2, 2014 in LaPlace. During the...

Wanted Subject Chad Cooper Arrested in Kenner

Kenner authorities arrested a subject on unrelated charges who St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office detectives wanted in connection with the burglary of Jackson Industries on Jaubert Lane in LaPlace. Authorities arrested Chad Cooper, 29, whose last known...

Kidnapping Suspect Jermaine Green Lead Deputies on Vehicle Pursuit

On Sunday, February 22, 2015, at 10:05 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to Birdies at 901 East Airline Highway in LaPlace for the report of a man following the female complainant. When deputies arrived, they saw a woman in the front...

Simple Robbery Investigation Leads to 4 Juvenile Arrest

On Thursday, February 19, 2015, at 4:12 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 400 block of Coles Landing in Reserve for the report of a simple robbery. The 36-year-old male victim told deputies that while at the store near his...

Operation “Sell Me Something Mister”

St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office narcotics detectives recently concluded a six-month long undercover investigation into street level narcotics dealers. During operation “Sell Me Something Mister”, narcotics detectives worked sixty-seven cases on...