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St. Tammany Parish Jury Convicts Defendant in Undercover Child Solicitation Operation
District Attorney Collin Sims announced today the successful conviction of Michael Stanley Lang, 56, of Poplarville, Mississippi, for Computer-Aided Solicitation of a Minor. The conviction follows a trial, presided over by the Honorable Judge Richard Swartz. The...
Slidell Man and Quadruple Habitual Offender Sentenced to 20 Years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Jumping Bail
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that on April 14, 2026, Henry Leymon Gaines, 32, of Slidell, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges and was sentenced as a quadruple habitual offender to 20 years in the Department of Corrections. Gaines pleaded...
District Attorney Collin Sims Announces Long Prison Sentences for Two Defendants in Fentanyl Overdose Death Case
District Attorney Collin Sims announced today that two individuals have been sentenced to significant prison terms in connection with the December 2024 fentanyl-related death of 26-year-old Dustin Banks. Today, Paige Nicole Andrews, 28, of Lacombe, Louisiana, pleaded...
Grand Jury Returns Indictment for Second Degree Murder and Firearm Charges in Washington Parish Shooting
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that a Washington Parish Grand Jury returned a true bill today, indicting Carley Donald Provost II, 47, of Bogalusa, Louisiana, on the following charges: 1 Count of Second Degree Murder 1 Count of Possession of a Firearm by a...
Office of the District Attorney for the 22nd Judicial District Partners with Hope House for Child Abuse Prevention Month
(Pictured L-R: CAC Hope House Program Director Heather Denenea, CAC Hope House Executive Director Thomas Mitchell, Assistant District Attorney Zachary Popovich, and CAC Hope House Victim Advocate Intern Allison Linsten.) The Office of the District Attorney for the...
Covington Woman Sentenced to 25 Years for Role in 2023 Lacombe Murder
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on April 1, 2026, 23-year-old Megan Ayanna Coleman of Covington, Louisiana, pleaded guilty before the Honorable Judge Vincent J. Lobello for her role in the December 2023 shooting death of 23-year-old Juwarren Martin to...
Slidell Man Convicted of Aggravated Crimes Against Nature Involving a Minor
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 41-year-old Deontrel Jermane Jackson of Slidell guilty as charged for Aggravated Crimes Against Nature. The conviction follows a trial presided over by the...
Bogalusa Man Sentenced to 40 Years Without Parole for Second Degree Rape and Molestation
March 30, 2026 District Attorney Collin Sims announces that Christopher Rachel Sr., 38, of Bogalusa, Louisiana, entered a guilty plea this morning before the Honorable Judge William H. Burris for multiple counts of sexual abuse involving a juvenile victim under the...
Career Criminal and Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 30 Years Following Multiple Offender Hearing
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on Thursday, March 26, 2026, 45-year-old Majuangy Jonathan Evans of Slidell was sentenced to 30 years in the Department of Corrections by the Honorable Judge John A. Keller. The sentencing follows Evans' October 2024 jury...
Sun Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Sexual Battery and Carnal Knowledge of Two Juveniles
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that on March 24, 2026, Joseph Brown, 47, of Sun, Louisiana, was sentenced to 10 years in the Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to multiple felony charges involving the sexual abuse of two minors. The defendant...