LAPLACE – Two teenagers were arrested

this week in LaPlace after the report of a possible burglary in progress.

On Jan. 5 at 1:42

p.m., St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Derek Lane

in LaPlace for the

report of a possible burglary.

The caller reported that several subjects entered the back

door of the residence, which is vacant and

for sale. The suspects fled before deputies arrived.

Deputies found the back door of the home damaged and open and smelled the odor of marijuana coming from the residence.

Investigators saw one male in the area

who matched a description of the suspects

provided by the caller. The suspect was

identified as Joshua Davis, 17, of Padrino Street.

Davis was arrested and booked with simple criminal damage to property and criminal trespassing.

When the owner of the burglarized home arrived at the house, he told investigators pictures were posted on a social media website depicting

several subjects in his house.

Investigators immediately identified a juvenile in a picture and apprehended him at his mother’s house on Gail Street.

The 16-year-old juvenile was arrested and booked with simple criminal damage to property and criminal trespassing.

Davis bonded out of jail on a $5,500 cash bond, and the juvenile was released to the custody of a relative.

This investigation is ongoing, and detectives anticipate more arrests.