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George Starks Sentenced to Life for Child Rape and Sexual Battery
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that today, George Starks, 32, of Pearl River, Louisiana, was sentenced to a mandatory term of life imprisonment for the brutal rape and sexual battery of a child. The sentencing follows a December 2025 conviction where a St....
Slidell Man Sentenced to 50 Years Following Fentanyl and Cocaine Related Death of 2-Year-Old Niece
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that on January 15, 2026, Christopher Mikhail Baker, 33, of Slidell, was sentenced to 50 years in prison following a plea agreement. The proceedings took place in the 22nd Judicial District Court, Division D, before the...
St. Tammany Parish Jury Finds Pearl River Man Guilty of Attempted Second Degree Murder in Slidell Beach Stabbing
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on January 15, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish jury found Joshua Michael Delaughter, 31, of Pearl River, guilty of Attempted Second Degree Murder. The proceedings were held in the 22nd Judicial District Court, Division C, before...
Washington Parish Grand Jury Indicts Troy Scott Jordan for 2017 Second-Degree Murder
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that a Washington Parish Grand Jury has officially indicted Troy Scott Jordan, 59, of Franklinton, for the 2017 murder of Donna Arceneaux. The indictment, handed down today, January 14, 2026, formally charges Jordan with one...
Slidell Woman Sentenced to 25 Years for Fentanyl Distribution Following 22nd JDC Opioid Initiative Investigation
District Attorney Collin Sims announced today that Yantrel Tyner (also known as Yantrel McCartney), 25, of Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced to 25 years in the Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to a litany of narcotics and obstruction charges. Following...
St. Tammany Grand Jury Returns Indictments in Two Separate Murder Cases, Including Death of a Toddler
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that a St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury has indicted two individuals in two separate and unrelated violent crime cases. The indictments include charges of First Degree Murder and Second Degree Murder stemming from incidents occurring...
St. Tammany Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Fatal 2023 Lacombe Shooting
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on January 8, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 27-year-old Marrio Haynes, Jr. of Covington, Louisiana guilty on all counts related to the 2023 shooting death of 23-year-old Juwarren Martin. Following a trial in the 22nd...
District Attorney Collin Sims Announces Arrest in 2017 Homicide; Highlights Ongoing Review of Regional Cold Cases
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that Troy Scott Jordan, 59, of Franklinton, Louisiana, has been arrested for Second-Degree Murder in the 2017 death of Donna Arceneaux. The arrest follows an intensive collaborative effort between the 22nd Judicial District...
Slidell Man Found Guilty of Brutal Domestic Battery and Burning of Dating Partner
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury found Christian Jarrel Harrison, 31, of Slidell, guilty of multiple felony charges stemming from a horrific two-day period of domestic violence in June 2023....
Covington Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for 2020 Manslaughter of Former Co-Worker
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 62-year-old Robert Clyde Dickerson Jr., of Covington, pleaded guilty to Manslaughter before District Judge Richard Swartz in Division C. Following the plea, Dickerson was sentenced to 30 years...