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Derrick Fairley Sentenced to Mandatory Life in Prison for Fentanyl Overdose Murder
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that today, District Judge Martin Coady sentenced 43-year-old Derrick Fairley of Angie, Louisiana, to life imprisonment without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. Judge Coady also handed down a...
St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury Indicts Two Defendants in Separate Cases for Second-Degree Murder and First-Degree Rape of a Child
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
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
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
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
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...
Covington Man Convicted on Weapons Charges After Armed Standoff with St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Deputies
District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish jury found Trevell Hills, 27, of Covington, Louisiana, guilty as charged on firearm offenses following a trial before the Honorable Judge Vincent J. Lobello. Hills was...
Slidell Man Found Guilty as Charged on Narcotics Trafficking Violations Following St. Tammany Jury Trial
District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that today, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 66-year-old Eugene McKnight of Slidell, Louisiana, guilty as charged on all counts relating to narcotics trafficking following a trial before the Honorable Judge Alan M. Black....
22nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office Opioid Initiative and DEA FORT Partner in Multi-Agency Narcotics Investigation
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that the 22nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office Opioid Initiative, in close partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Fentanyl Overdose Response Team (DEA FORT), has arrested a suspected narcotics distributor...
Co-Defendant Hakheim Young Sentenced to Life in Prison for Fatal Bogalusa High School Basketball Game Shooting
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that today, July 27, 2026, 19-year-old Hakheim Young of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced to life in prison without the benefit of parole for his role in the January 2024 fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy. Following a...