Crime Press Releases

St John Parish Sheriff's Dept.

Four Men Arrested in Stolen Vehicle, After Brief Pursuit

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 Williams Arrested for Residential Burglaries

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...

Traffic Stop Leads to Arrests of Subjects with Stolen Guns

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...

SOD and SWAT Work With Task Force to Arrest Fugitive

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 Arrested for Second Degree Murder

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...

Springfield Man Arrested for Burglaries in LaPlace

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...

SWAT Team Works With Task Force to Arrest Fugitive

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...

Former Officer Arrested for Malfeasance in Office

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 Arrested for Threatening Law Enforcement

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...