LAPLACE, La. — St. John the Baptist Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Jeanne Brown and Leon Perkins in connection with the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Tyris Millet that occurred in LaPlace, La., late last summer.
According to SJSO, which had already arrested Jonathan Williams a day after the incident (Sept. 1) and charged with second-degree murder, Brown and Perkins were taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with accessory after the fact to second-degree murder.
Brown and Perkins are currently being held in lieu of a $100,000 bond.
At the time of the crime on Aug. 31, deputies responded to the 1400 block of Cartier Drive and upon arrival discovered Millet had been shot.
The victim later succumbed to his wounds at a St. John Parish hospital.
Anyone who may have additional information about this case is asked to call the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office TIPS line at 985-359-TIPS, the Criminal Investigations Division Captain Brandon Barlow at 504-494-2674, or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.
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