Sheriff Mike Tregre warns residents of a text scam that has been circulating recently throughout St. John Parish. The text message reads: “We came across a parcel from July pending to you. Kindly assume ownership and confirm for delivery here:” The scam text uses...
Nahun Alexande Valladares-Cruz, 22, of Harvey was arrested September 14, 2020 after the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office was notified of Valladares-Cruz possibly in a relationship with a female juvenile who had run away from home. On July 30, 2020, juvenile detectives...
A LaPlace man arrested in May 2020 for inappropriate sexual contact with a female juvenile now faces new charges in a different investigation. In March 2020, juvenile detectives received a complaint that Kyle Patterson, 24, had inappropriate sexual contact with a...
Attorney General Jeff Landry’s Office yesterday arrested a now-terminated sheriff’s deputy, Avo Marzwanian, and one other St. John man, Joseph Guillory, for internet crimes against children. Bond for Marzwanian is set at $725,000. Bond for Guillory is set...
A Reserve man and LaPlace woman were arrested August 28, 2020 after officers discovered more than 600 doses of Ecstasy and half pound of marijuana during an illegal drugs investigation. Arrested were B.J. Brown , 30, of Reserve and Cassandra Jones, 46, of LaPlace. On...
