Former District Attorney John M. Crum, Jr passes away.

With sadness we advise that former St John Parish District Attorney John M Crum, Jr,  passed away today after an illness with cancer. Mr. Crum served as District Attorney for the 40th Judicial District in St John the Baptist Parish for 24 years from 1985 to his...

Be Alert of Potential Phone Scam

        In recent days, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office has received two calls from citizens reporting an attempted credit card scam via text messages....

Homicide Suspect Spence Adams now in Custody

NEWS RELEASE On Monday, January 23, 2012, at 6:54 pm, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office Detectives arrested Spence Adams, 17, on a judicial court ordered arrest warrant for second degree murder.  Adams was wanted by St. John the Baptist Parish...