Folsom Man Gets Life in Prison for Rape of 11-Year-Old

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Victor Galan, 38, of Folsom, was found guilty Thursday (April 5) of aggravated rape of an 11-year-old girl.  Galan requested a trial without a jury before District Judge...

Domestic homicide spike spurs St. Tammany Parish group

Domestic violence is on the rise.  Last year was a violent one in St. Tammany Parish, with a record number of homicides. Authorities say many of those killings stemmed from domestic violence. Now, in an effort to reduce the number of domestic violence and sexual...

Covington Man Found Guilty of Sexual Battery of a Juvenile

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish jury found Gregory Allen Schwaner, 51, of Covington, guilty Wednesday (March 28) of two counts of sexual battery on a juvenile. The jury of nine men...

Slidell Man Gets 40 Years In Prison for Raping 12-Year-Old Girl

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Jose David Raibstein, 61, of Slidell, pleaded guilty Monday (March 26) to forcible rape of a 12-year-old girl.  District Judge August Hand sentenced Raibstein to 40 years...