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Washington Parish Jury Finds Bogalusa Man Guilty of 2nd Degree Murder and He Now Faces a Life Sentence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington Parish Jury Finds Bogalusa Man Guilty of 2nd Degree Murder andHe Now Faces a Life Sentence January 30, 2024 COVINGTON—Interim District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on January 26, 2024, a Washington Parish jury, after deliberating...
Slidell Couple Found Guilty of First-Degree Rape of a Six-year-old Child and Now Face Mandatory Life Sentences
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Slidell Couple Found Guilty of First-Degree Rape of a Six-year-old Child and Now Face Mandatory Life Sentences January 30, 2024 COVINGTON – Collin Sims, Interim District Attorney, reports that on January 26, 2024, after prosecutors Iain Dover and...
Louisiana Supreme Court Denies Former Sheriff Rodney “Jack” Strain’s Request to Reverse His Conviction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 17, 2024 Louisiana Supreme Court Denies Former Sheriff Rodney “Jack” Strain’s Request to Reverse His Conviction The Office of Interim District Attorney J. Collin Sims...
Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to 40 Years for 2020 Manslaughter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to 40 Years for 2020 Manslaughter January 10, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims (Interim) reports that Jo’Andre Lecasso Dawson, age 24, from Angie, Louisiana, pled guilty...
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...