In the early hours of Sunday, February 15, 2026, 32-year-old Trey Johnson was found shot on North Sugar Ridge Drive in LaPlace. Deputies arrived at about 12:45 a.m.; Johnson was taken to Ochsner Medical Complex in LaPlace but was pronounced dead at the hospital. A 39-year-old man was also wounded and transported to the same hospital by a private vehicle.

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation. Later that day investigators identified and arrested 33-year-old LaPlace resident Andrew Brown. Brown was booked on second-degree murder in connection with Johnson’s death and attempted second-degree murder for the injury to the other man, and is being held on a $1.25 million bond. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about what happened on North Sugar Ridge Drive that morning is asked to contact the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office.