Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Shawn Fisher Arrested after being found Slumped Over Steering Wheel

On Monday, January 6, 2013, at 8:10 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the intersection of Highway LA 628 and Cardinal Street in LaPlace for the report of a subject slumped over the steering wheel of a car. The subject slumped over...

Stacey Evans Arrested for Theft from Store

On Friday, December 27, 2013, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to 1600 West Airline Highway in LaPlace, Cheap Smokes,  for the report of a former employee that had stolen from the convenience store. Deputies spoke with the store...

Cleveland Mitchell Arrested for Burglary of Residence

On Monday, December 30, 2013, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office detectives arrested  Cleveland Mitchell,  43, of Chad B. Baker Street in Reserve on a judicial court ordered arrest warrant. Mitchell was wanted in connection with the October...

Braden Clegg Booked with 19 Counts of Access Device Fraud

On Monday, December 30, 2013, at 6:44 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to 1616 West Airline Highway in LaPlace, Walmart, for the report of an employee theft from the store. An internal investigation by Walmart's loss prevention...

Eddrain Williams Arrested for Narcotics during Traffic Complaint

On Wednesday, December 25, 2013, at 5:11 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the intersection of NW 12th Street and Railroad Avenue in Reserve for multiple reports of a blue car with a red stripe on the trunk being driven recklessly....

Kewain Tripps Apprehended during Burglary

On Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at 1:55 am, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the 2400 block of Hebert Drive in LaPlace for the report of a burglary of a residence in progress. A neighbor reported hearing a loud noise, and when the...

Dermayne Butler Arrested for Burglary of Business

St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office correctional officers booked Dermayne Butler, 34, of Homewood Place in Reserve on December 26 on a judicial court ordered arrest warrant for the burglary of a business.   Dermayne Butler was wanted in connection to a...

Arrest Leads to Guns Taken Off Street

On Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at 4:01 pm, as St. John the Baptist Parish detectives executed a judicial court ordered arrest warrant on Demario Gray, 27, from East 14th Street in Reserve, detectives encountered Gray and three other individuals in a parked vehicle in...

Subjects Arrested for Bank Fraud on Dec 20, 2013

On Friday, December 20, 2013, at 4:56 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to 124 Belle Terre Boulevard in LaPlace, First American Bank and Trust, for the report that an individual was trying to cash a forged check at the drive through...

Marcus Wren Arrested for Illegal Carrying a Concealed Firearm

On Thursday, December 19, 2013, at 3:18 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the area of Newport Drive and Yorktowne Drive in LaPlace when a caller reported to 911 operators that a male subject walking in the area had a handgun in the...