Crime
Sheriff’s Report 6-1-2017
Arrests
• Elijah Powell, 21, of 112 Riverview Drive in St. Rose, was arrested May 22 and charged with illegal use of a weapon. He was a fugitive (two counts).
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Two charged with St. Rose kidnapping in alleged drug deal
Two people have been arrested and charged with aggravated kidnapping after allegedly holding a person hostage in St. Rose to collect a $600 payment for drugs.
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Manslaughter charge dropped in Destrehan shooting
The Destrehan man accused of shooting and killing 25-year-old Weston Keller over money was released after a grand jury did not indict him on manslaughter. […]
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Arrest made in connection with body found in spillway
A “person of interest” in the homicide case of an 88-year-old New Orleans woman whose body was found floating in the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway in May of last year has been taken into custody. […]
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New Sarpy man pleads guilty after dog fighting arrest
A New Sarpy man accused of using pit bulls for dog fighting in the summer of 2016 recently pleaded guilty to two counts of cruelty to animals, earning him a suspended sentence of six months in prison and two years misdemeanor probation. […]
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New Sarpy man found guilty in 2016 shooting death of DHS senior
After deliberating less than 2-1/2 hours, a St. Charles Parish jury found 23-year-old Javon Wells guilty of the 2016 murder of Kendall Williams Jr., who was less than a week away from graduating from Destrehan High School.
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Houma woman accused of hiring hitman to kill Paradis husband
A Houma woman has been arrested and charged with solicitation of murder in connection with an alleged attempt to hire a hitman to kill her husband living in Paradis. […]
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DeVillier was irrational days before shooting deputy, brother says
Just days before John Paul DeVillier shot St. Charles Parish Deputy Burt Hazeltine in a Paradis parking lot on April 16, 2015, his family discussed having him committed because of his erratic behavior. […]
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Norco man pleads guilty to raping 14-year-old
A Norco man has pleaded guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl in 2014 and will serve 12 years in prison. […]