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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...
Mississippi Man Sentenced to Maximum Term of 10 Years Without Parole for Computer-Aided Solicitation of a Minor
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that today, the Honorable Judge Richard Swartz sentenced 56-year-old Michael Stanley Lang of Poplarville, Mississippi, to 10 years in prison at the Department of Corrections without the benefit of probation, parole, or...
New Orleans Man Convicted in String of Armed Robberies at Slidell Convenience Stores
District Attorney Collin J. Sims announces that on July 16, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 36-year-old Kevin Borden of New Orleans, Louisiana, guilty on all counts for a string of armed robberies committed at Slidell convenience stores in the summer of 2022....
Lacombe Repeat Sex Offender Sentenced to 30 Years Without Parole for Registration Violations
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that on July 15, 2026, the Honorable Judge Scott Gardner sentenced 59-year-old Howard Lindsey, Jr., of Lacombe, Louisiana, to 30 years in prison without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. Lindsey was...
Bogalusa Fourth Offender Sentenced To 80 Years in Prison Without Parole for Fentanyl Trafficking and Weapon Charges
District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that James Spikes, Jr., 48, of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced on July 15, 2026, by the Honorable Judge Scott Gardner to 80 years in prison without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. Spikes was...
New Orleans Man Sentenced To 22 Years in Prison for Slidell Narcotics and Firearms Charges
District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on July 13, 2026, Kevin L. Carr, 39, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty and was sentenced to 22 years in prison by the Honorable Judge Vincent J. Lobello. Judge Lobello sentenced Carr to serve 20 years in prison on the...