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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...
Covington Career Drug Dealer Sentenced to Mandatory Life in Prison on 15 Felony Counts
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that today, the Honorable Judge Richard Swartz sentenced John Silas Joiner, Jr., 46, of Covington, Louisiana, to a mandatory term of life imprisonment with the possibility of parole. The sentencing follows Joiner’s unanimous...
St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury Indicts Four Men in Separate Cases Involving First-Degree Rape and Child Sexual Abuse Charges
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that a St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury has returned true bill indictments against four individuals in separate cases involving first-degree rape and sexual abuse of victims under the age of 13. State of Louisiana v. Caleb...
Slidell Man Sentenced to 19.5 Years Following Conviction for Child Sexual Abuse and Production of Pornography
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that on July 2, 2026, 54-year-old Abelardo Lee Rosa of Slidell, Louisiana, pleaded guilty as charged to several child sexual abuse charges. The plea was entered before the Honorable Judge Vincent J. Lobello, following a...
Slidell Man Found Guilty of Sexual Battery Following St. Tammany Parish Jury Trial
Today, a St. Tammany Parish jury found Kaelan Jackson, 25, of Slidell, Louisiana, guilty as charged of felony Sexual Battery. The trial was held before the Honorable Judge Tara Farris Zeller. The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Iain Dover and...
St. Tammany Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Battery and Disturbing the Peace Charges
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith pleaded guilty today to one felony count of Second Degree Battery and one misdemeanor count of Disturbing the Peace by Public Intoxication, arising from an incident that occurred on May 29, 2026, at a local steakhouse. The...
Washington Parish Jury Finds Co-Defendant Hakheim Young Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Bogalusa High School Shooting
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that a Washington Parish jury has returned a guilty verdict against 19-year-old Hakheim Young of Bogalusa, Louisiana, for his role in the January 2024 shooting that claimed the life of a 14-year-old boy. Following a seven-day...