The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday night (Dec. 17, 2025) shortly before 7 p.m. in the 3100 block of English Colony Drive which is in the Cambridge subdivision in LaPlace. Three people were shot,...
Detectives with the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division have arrested Dennis Stephens of LaPlace and booked him with first degree rape, two counts of sexual battery and indecent behavior with juveniles. Stephens previously was...
A 12-year-old LaPlace boy has been arrested and booked with simple battery (misdemeanor) and simple robbery (felony) after accosting a 17-year-old male in a local park and taking $10 from him. The victim reported the incident in a 911 call on Saturday, Nov. 15. The...
In two unrelated cases, cyber/financial crime detectives with the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division this week arrested an Alabama man in connection with multiple “swatting” calls to addresses in St. John Parish and arrested...
A Reserve woman has been arrested and booked with aggravated cruelty to animals after St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives found four severely malnourished dogs caged in the same kennel at her home. Christina Benton, 22, was arrested Friday, Nov....
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division began conducting an investigation in late August 2025 regarding Eugene Schofield Jr. of LaPlace, LA and his involvement in the distribution of illegal narcotics in St. John Parish. Eugene Schofield...
