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Inmate Sentenced to Life For Throwing Human Feces on Correctional Officers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Inmate Sentenced to Life For Throwing Human Feces on Correctional Officers September 17, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on September 12, 2025, Judge William H. Burris sentenced 37-year-old Tomarcus Porter of New Orleans to...
Man’s Foot Fetish Results in Sexual Assault Conviction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Man’s Foot Fetish Results in Sexual Assault Conviction September 8, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on September 4, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated for two hours before finding 47-year-old Bobby Mendell Bester of...
Covington Man Found Guilty of Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Covington Man Found Guilty of Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon September 5, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on September 4, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 35-year-old Lesean Renard Jones of Covington guilty of...
Bogalusa Man Convicted of Murdering Victim During Robbery
LEAD Technologies Inc. V1.01 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bogalusa Man Convicted of Murdering Victim During Robbery September 2, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on August 29, 2025, a Washington Parish jury found 49-year-old Freddie McGowan of Bogalusa guilty...
St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury Returns Three Indictments
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on August 20, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury returned indictments in three separate cases. Tara Dick was indicted for the Second Degree Murder of her husband via strangulation. Slidell Police Department Detective...
Slidell Man Convicted of Attempted Murder in Shooting of Estranged Wife
On August 21, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 47-year-old Calvin U. Brown III of Slidell guilty of attempted second-degree murder, attempted simple burglary, and stalking. The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Christina Fisher and Heather...
Convicted Felon Found Guilty in Violent Incident Against Father
On August 20, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury found Dwight Ambo guilty of Second Degree Battery, a violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1 (Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon), and Attempted Aggravated Assault with a Firearm, following a violent confrontation in which...
Mandeville Man Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mandeville Man Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography August 12, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on July 28, 2025, Judge Ellen Creel sentenced 38-year-old Jason Quinn Lee of Mandeville to 45 years...
63-year-old Mandeville Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison For Sexually Assaulting 8-year-old Girl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 63-year-old Mandeville Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison For Sexually Assaulting 8-year-old Girl August 11, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on August 6, 2025, Judge Alan Black sentenced 63-year-old Oscar Alfred Paysse III to 40...
81-year-old Slidell Man Gets 35 Years in Prison For Sexual Assault of Young Girl Caught on Video
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 81-year-old Slidell Man Gets 35 Years in Prison For Sexual Assault of Young Girl Caught on Video July 28, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on July 8, 2025, Judge Tara Zeller sentenced 81-year-old Richard James Nyberg of Slidell to...