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Serial Bank Robber Finally Halted: Byron Watson Convicted in St. Tammany Parish

Oct 14, 2026 | News

District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that on October 13, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 37-year-old Byron Jamal Watson, of New Orleans, Louisiana, guilty as charged of simple robbery following a trial before the Honorable Judge Scott Gardner. Assistant...

Slidell Man Convicted of Second-Degree Murder, Attempted Second-Degree Murder, and Attempted Armed Robbery in Fatal Ambush Shooting

Oct 9, 2026 | News

District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on Friday, October 9, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 22-year-old Deanthony Ashawn Williams of Slidell, Louisiana, guilty as charged on all counts in connection with a November 2022 fatal ambush shooting. The...

Slidell Man Sentenced to Statutory Maximum for Workplace Sexual Battery

Oct 7, 2026 | News

District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that today, Honorable Judge Tara Farris Zeller sentenced Kaelan Jackson, 25, of Slidell, Louisiana, to 10 years in prison, the maximum penalty allowed by law, following his felony Sexual Battery conviction by a St. Tammany...

Convicted Felon Brandon Williams Apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Lake Charles

Oct 6, 2026 | News

District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that Brandon Justin Lee Williams, 38, of New Orleans, who was convicted last month of multiple violent offenses and subsequently fled justice, has been apprehended. Today, October 6, 2026, members of the United States...

Two Men Convicted of Second-Degree Murder in 2021 Bogalusa Shooting Over “Instagram Rap Beef”

Oct 2, 2026 | News

District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on Friday, October 2, 2026, a Washington Parish jury found Tauj Taplin, 24, of Amite, Louisiana, and Quardaviaon White, 24, from McComb, Mississippi, guilty as charged of Second Degree Murder. The jury returned guilty...
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