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Folsom Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing 7-month-old Son
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Folsom Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing 7-month-old Son April 21, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on April 16, 2025, Judge William H. Burris sentenced 32-year-old Corey Nauck, Sr. of Folsom to life in prison for the...
Ponchatoula Man Indicted For Murder
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ponchatoula Man Indicted For Murder April 16, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on April 16, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted 20-year-old Osmer Noel Villalta-Lopez for second degree murder and obstruction of...
Pearl River Man Convicted of Sexual Assault on Young Girl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pearl River Man Convicted of Sexual Assault on Young Girl April 14, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on April 10, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 35-year-old Ryan Pellegrin of Pearl River guilty of attempted aggravated crime...
Pearl River Man Convicted of Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pearl River Man Convicted of Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile March 29, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on March 28, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury returned a guilty verdict against 48-year-old Lawrence Burt of Pearl River who...
Folsom Man Convicted of First Degree Murder in Killing of 7-Month Old Son
March 28, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on March 27, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 32-year-old Corey Nauck, Sr. guilty of First Degree Murder. Assistant District Attorneys Iain Dover and Angelina Valuri presented the case to the jury...
Ponchatoula Woman Convicted of Vehicular Homicide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ponchatoula Woman Convicted of Vehicular Homicide March 28, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on March 25, 2025, 26-year-old Kendall Morris of Ponchatoula was found guilty of Vehicular Homicide, First degree vehicular negligent...
District Attorney’s Office Expands Opioid Initiative, Strengthens Regional Collaboration
Since its launch on July 8, 2024, the District Attorney’s Office has laid a strong foundation for the Opioid Initiative, a comprehensive effort aimed at combating the opioid epidemic through law enforcement collaboration and intelligence-sharing. What began as a...
Slidell Man Convicted of Murder in Parking Lot Shooting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Slidell Man Convicted of Murder in Parking Lot Shooting March 26, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on March 20, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 27-year-old Jamiel Miller guilty of Second degree murder and Obstruction of...
Former Washington Parish Teacher Arrested On Multiple Sexual Abuse Charges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Former Washington Parish Teacher Arrested On Multiple Sexual Abuse Charges March 21, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims and Franklinton Chief of Police Justin Brown report that on March 21,...
Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts Against Pearl River Man in Domestic Violence Trial
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts Against Pearl River Man in Domestic Violence Trial March 17, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on March 12, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury returned multiple guilty verdicts against 50-year-old Angelo...