Crime Press Releases

Four men were arrested Thursday, February 24, 2022 after a brief pursuit with police, in a vehicle stolen during a carjacking in New Orleans. Arrested were Vidal Ramon Pope, 21, of LaPlace; Reshon Cornelious Williams, 21, of LaPlace; Derrick Devon Rhinehart, 21, of...

Darrius Tramaine Williams, 29, of Reserve was arrested Thursday, February 24, 2022 on several residential burglaries charges as well as illegal possession of stolen things. Williams was being investigated by the SJSO as a suspect in several recent burglaries of...

Patrol officers arrested four male subjects from LaPlace, including three juveniles, ages 16 and 17, and recovered two stolen guns during a traffic stop Tuesday, February 15, 2022, in LaPlace. While on patrol, about 1:30 p.m., officers observed that a vehicle...

Two Reserve men were arrested Sunday, February 20, 2022 for several illegal drug violations as well as for being in possession of a stolen gun. Arrested were Joshua Vallery, 33; and Steven Sylve, 41. On Sunday, February 20, 2022, about 4:45 a.m., deputies observed a...

The St. John Sheriff's Office Special Operations Division and SWAT worked with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Fugitive Task Force, the Louisiana Bureau of Investigations’ Fugitive Apprehension Unit, the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI on Tuesday, February 8, 2022...

Chris Williamson, 27, of LaPlace was arrested in connection to the February 11, 2022 shooting at the intersection of Jasper Lane and Cartier Drive in LaPlace. Williamson was charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of 21-year-old Brandon Morris of...

Justin Burge, 32, of Springfield was arrested February 11, 2022 in connection to three burglaries in LaPlace. On Sunday, February 6, 2022, officers responded to Zip NOLA on Peavine Road in reference to a burglary. Upon arrival, officers learned the business had been...

The St. John Sheriff's Office SWAT team worked with the U.S. Marshals Task Force February 1, 2022 to apprehend a fugitive wanted out of Mississippi for capital murder and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. On February 1, 2022, about 5 a.m., officers arrived at a...

A former fleet officer in charge of special projects for the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office has been charged with malfeasance in office after detectives discovered that he had purchased and provided cell phones for inmates to smuggle into the Sherman Walker...

Jakai’lyn Russell, 18, of LaPlace was arrested Thursday, January 26, 2022 for threatening to shoot St. John Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre and law enforcement officers.Officers began investigating Russell this month when the SJSO was notified of a video on social media of...