Gunshots Investigated – Yorktowne Drive, LaPlace

On Sunday, December 14, 2014, at 7:03 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 2000 block of Yorktowne Drive in LaPlace for the report of gunshots heard in the area and a car being shot. Residents told investigators that they...

Aggravated Burglary Investigation – Central Ave, Reserve

        On Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at 8:16 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 300 block of Central Avenue in Reserve for the report of an unknown black man with a gun in the...

Hollis Braxton Arrested for Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile

On Thursday, December 4, 2014, at 1:23 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Hollis Braxton, 40, of Marigold Street in Mt Airy. Deputies arrested Braxton in Reserve near the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Beech Grove Drive on an...

Homicide Investigation – Montegut Ave, LaPlace

On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at 9:23 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 100 block of Montegut Avenue in LaPlace for the report of a man bleeding and laying in the street. Responding deputies found the man unresponsive and...

WANTED for questioning in LaPlace Burglary

St John Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for assistance in identifying the suspect in this video. He is wanted for questioning regarding a burglary that took place on November 18, 2014, at 3:40am in the 3000 block of US Hwy 51 in LaPlace. The suspect is...

Two Joint Narcotics Investigations Lead to Five Arrests

Grayland Washington   Anthony Lennix Romon Granger Travoris Thomas   Shane Nicholson Two joint narcotics investigations with the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division, U.S. Homeland Security, and U.S. Postal Service led to the...