On the night of September 14, 2014, in Laplace, Louisiana, 33-year-old Ian Robertson, a male resident of Lutcher, was found with a gunshot wound at the intersection of Revere Drive and Essex Drive. St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a call at 12:35 a.m. and administered CPR until emergency medical technicians arrived.
Robertson was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries at 1:35 a.m.
The initial investigation into Robertson's death did not immediately yield suspects or a motive. However, authorities believed the shooting was not a random act and that the victim and the perpetrator knew each other, suggesting a possible domestic connection. For over a year, the case remained under investigation as detectives awaited forensic testing results to move forward.
In January 2016, a significant development occurred when 23-year-old Roddy Johnson of Laplace was booked with the second-degree murder of Ian Robertson. At the time of his arrest for the murder, Johnson was already incarcerated at the Sherman Walker Correctional Center on unrelated charges. His bond for the murder charge was set at $250,000. Prior to this, Johnson had a history of arrests in St. John the Baptist Parish. The disposition of the second-degree murder charge against Roddy Johnson in connection with the death of Ian Robertson is not detailed in the available online sources.
