Donald Johnson Jr. Arrested for Illegal Drug Activity

Donald Johnson Jr. Arrested for Illegal Drug Activity

Donald Johnson Jr., 52, of LaPlace, was arrested October 14, 2021 in connection to illegal drug activity in St. John the Baptist Parish. After a months long investigation, detectives with the Special Operations Division and Criminal Investigations Division executed a...
B.J. Brown Arrested After Causing Vehicle Crash

B.J. Brown Arrested After Causing Vehicle Crash

B.J. Brown, 31, of Reserve was arrested Tuesday, October 5, 2021, after fleeing from officers and causing a vehicle crash in Reserve. On Monday, October 4, 2021, about 7 p.m., officers observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on La. 44 in Reserve. Officers...
Looters Arrested in Reserve and LaPlace

Looters Arrested in Reserve and LaPlace

Nine people have been arrested as of September 5, 2021 for looting in separate incidents in LaPlace and Reserve. They are Gregory Melancon Jr., 32, of Reserve, and Zeciea Dorman, 21, of Richmond, Va.; Austin Delouise, 32, of Baton Rouge and Lauren Billings, 23, of...
Mark Kimble Jr. Arrested for False Personation of an Officer

Mark Kimble Jr. Arrested for False Personation of an Officer

Mark Anthony Kimble Jr., 20, of LaPlace was arrested Sunday, August 15, 2021 after he activated a red and blue dash-mount lighting system on the console of his personal vehicle, attempting to yield traffic on Interstate 10 in St. John Parish, falsely personifying a...

Detectives Investigate LaPlace Shooting

Detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, around 1 p.m., in the 2700 block of Cambridge Drive in LaPlace. Upon arrival, deputies learned two 18-year-old males had been shot and taken by personal vehicle to a local hospital. They...
Illegal Firearms Seized and Arrests Made

Illegal Firearms Seized and Arrests Made

An initiative aimed at stemming an uptick in gun violence in St. John the Baptist Parish has resulted in almost two dozen firearms taken off the streets as well as several arrests, Sheriff Mike Tregre announced today. Following recent shootings in the parish, the SWAT...