St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury Indicts Two Defendants in Separate Cases for Second-Degree Murder and First-Degree Rape of a Child

Sep 4, 2026 | News

District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury returned true bills indicting two individuals in separate, unrelated cases involving severe felony offenses. The indictments returned by the grand jury...

St. Tammany Grand Jury Indicts Three Individuals in Separate Violent Crime, Drug, and Juvenile Sex Offense Cases

Sep 2, 2026 | News

District Attorney Collin J. Sims announces that on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury returned true bills indicting three individuals on serious felony charges across two separate cases, including Second Degree Murder, Fentanyl distribution,...

Washington Parish Jury Convicts Derrick Fairley of Second-Degree Murder in Fentanyl Overdose Death

Aug 28, 2026 | News

Jury Deliberates Just 30 Minutes Before Returning a Guilty Verdict District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on Thursday, August 27, 2026, a Washington Parish jury returned a guilty verdict in just 30 minutes, finding Derrick Fairley, 43, of Angie, Louisiana,...

Bogalusa Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for 2022 First-Degree Murder of Local Bar Owner

Aug 27, 2026 | News

District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on Thursday, August 27, 2026, 54-year-old David Huey Rester, Jr., of Bogalusa, Louisiana, pleaded guilty as charged to First Degree Murder in connection with the March 2022 shooting death of local business owner Marl Wayne...

Folsom Resident Convicted of Sexual Battery and Indecent Behavior Involving a 4-Year-Old Victim

Aug 13, 2026 | News

District Attorney J. Collin Sims announced that today, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 23-year-old Jamonte Keenan Crosby, originally from San Pablo, California, and residing in Folsom, Louisiana, at the time of the offense, guilty as charged of Sexual Battery...