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Washington Parish Grand Jury Indicts Franklinton Woman for Second-Degree Murder
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2023 Washington Parish Grand Jury Indicts Franklinton Woman for Second-Degree Murder District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that on August 15, 2023, a Washington Parish Grand Jury indicted...
Madisonville Man Found Guilty as Charged of Committing a Domestic Abuse Battery in the Presence of a Child
COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that on August 16, 2023, after a 20-minute deliberation, a St. Tammany Parish jury unanimously found John Richard Oalmann, 37, of Madisonville, Louisiana, guilty as charged of domestic abuse battery committed in...
Mandeville Man Found Guilty After a High-Speed Chase Ended in Bayou Castine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2023 MANDEVILLE MAN FOUND GUILTY AFTER A HIGH-SPEED CHASE ENDED IN BAYOU CASTINE COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, a St. Tammany Parish jury unanimously found Timothy Spicer, 58,...
Slidell Man Found Guilty of Failure to Properly Register as a Convicted Sex Offender and Two Counts of Resisting Police with Force or Violence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2023 Slidell Man Found Guilty of Failure to Properly Register as a Convicted Sex Offender and Two Counts of Resisting Police with Force or Violence COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that on Wednesday, August 9,...
Lacombe Man Pleads Guilty to Repeated Failure to Properly Register as a Convicted Sex Offender and is Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2023 Lacombe Man Pleads Guilty to Repeated Failure to Properly Register as a Convicted Sex Offender and is Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that on Monday, August 7, 2023, Lionel...
Hammond Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Charges Surrounding a 2021 Crash in Madisonville Leaving One Dead and Three Injured
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 4, 2023 Hammond Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Charges Surrounding a2021 Crash in Madisonville Leaving One Dead and Three Injured COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, Tristan Sullivan, 31...
Slidell Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting a Minor and is Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
Slidell Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting a Minor and is Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that on July 10, 2023, Shay Lamar Weed, 22, of Slidell, pled guilty to sexually assaulting a minor. District Judge...
Slidell Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison After Jury Finds Him Guilty of Cruelty to a Juvenile
SLIDELL MAN SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER JURY FINDS HIM GUILTY OF CRUELTY TO A JUVENILE COVINGTON – District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that on July 24, 2023, Christopher James Garretson, 35, of Slidell was sentenced by District Judge Scott Gardner to...
Covington Man Sentenced to 3 Life Sentences and 634 Years in Prison After Having Been Found Guilty of Multiple Counts of Aggravated Rape and Sexual Abuse of Five Juveniles
COVINGTON MAN SENTENCED TO 3 LIFE SENTENCES AND 634 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER HAVING BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF MULTIPLE COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE OF FIVE JUVENILES COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that on Monday, July 24, 2023, Charles...
Plead Guilty in St. Tammany – Fentanyl Related Cases
PLEAD GUILTY IN ST. TAMMANY – Fentanyl Related Cases Jovan Williams, age 25 of Covington, pled guilty as charged to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm by a felon. He will receive a 12-year sentence on August 23, 2023. At the time...