LAPLACE – Donald Weber, the suspect wanted in connection to the April 30 shooting of a LaPlace man, was captured this week.
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives were informed on Tuesday that Weber Jr., 31, of Reserve was arrested in Pike County, Miss., by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force.
On April 30, deputies responded to the 300 block of Historic East Street in Garyville for the report of a  subject being shot. The victim, a 24-year-old man from LaPlace, was transported by family
members to River Parishes Hospital for treatment. The victim was eventually released from the hospital.
Detectives were led to Weber after receiving information over the course of the investigation. Officials obtained a judicial court ordered arrest warrant for Weber for attempted second-degree murder, carrying of a firearm by a convicted felon and criminal trespassing.