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Washington and St. Tammany Parish Interim District Attorney, J. Collin Sims Speaks with Newell Normand on WWL
Folsom Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced on Rape and Burglary Charges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Folsom Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced on Rape and Burglary Charges December 6, 2023 FRANKLINTON – Collin Sims, District Attorney (Interim) reports that today, Sean Douglas Burns, age 32, of Folsom, pled guilty after a jury had been selected...
Covington Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced on 200 Counts of Possession of Pornography Involving Juveniles Under the Age of 13
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2023 Covington Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced on 200 Counts of Possession of PornographyInvolving Juveniles Under the Age of 13 COVINGTON – J. Collin Sims, Interim District Attorney, reports that Benjamin Edward Evers, age 40,...
Slidell Man Found Guilty of Indecent Behavior with a Child Under Age 13
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Slidell Man Found Guilty of Indecent Behavior with a Child Under Age 13 December 1, 2023 COVINGTON – Collin Sims, District Attorney (Interim) reports that on November 30, 2023, District Judge Reginald Badeaux, III, deliberated for 45 minutes and...
Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Aggravated Second-Degree Battery and Possession of Contraband in a Penal Institution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Aggravated Second-Degree Battery and Possession of Contraband in a Penal Institution November 30, 2023 FRANKLINTON—District Attorney (Interim), Collin Sims reports that on November 21, 2023, District...
Three Defendants Sentenced in 2018 Slidell Double Homicide Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2023 Three Defendants Sentenced in 2018 Slidell Double Homicide Case Collin Sims, District Attorney (Interim), reports that on November 29, 2023, the following defendants were sentenced by District Judge Vincent Lobello. Steven...
Warren Montgomery talks to The Lake 94.7 in August of 2023
Collin Sims Talks to The Lake 94.7 about Warren Montgomery
Madisonville Man Sentenced to 30 Years on Second Degree Battery Conviction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2023 Madisonville Man Sentenced to 30 Years on Second Degree Battery Conviction COVINGTON – The District Attorney’s Office reports that on November 15, 2023, District Judge John Keller sentenced Bryan Paul Rucker, 43, of...
SLIDELL MAN FOUND GUILTY OF MULTIPLE OFFENSES INCLUDING POSSESSION OF NEARLY A KILOGRAM OF FENTANYL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SLIDELL MAN FOUND GUILTY OF MULTIPLE OFFENSES INCLUDING POSSESSION OF NEARLY A KILOGRAM OF FENTANYL November 17, 2023 COVINGTON – The District Attorney’s Office reports that on November 16, 2023, a twelve-person jury found Jermaine Augustine, age...