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Slidell Man Convicted of Murder in Parking Lot Shooting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Slidell Man Convicted of Murder in Parking Lot Shooting March 26, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on March 20, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 27-year-old Jamiel Miller guilty of Second degree murder and Obstruction of...

Former Washington Parish Teacher Arrested On Multiple Sexual Abuse Charges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Former Washington Parish Teacher Arrested On Multiple Sexual Abuse Charges March 21, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims and Franklinton Chief of Police Justin Brown report that on March 21,...

Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts Against Pearl River Man in Domestic Violence Trial
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts Against Pearl River Man in Domestic Violence Trial March 17, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on March 12, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury returned multiple guilty verdicts against 50-year-old Angelo...

Jury Finds Mandeville Man Guilty Of Raping Young Child
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jury Finds Mandeville Man Guilty Of Raping Young Child March 6, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on February 28, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury returned guilty verdicts against 43-year-old Damien Chance White of Mandeville after...

Jury Finds Slidell Man Guilty In Child Sexual Abuse Trial
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jury Finds Slidell Man Guilty In Child Sexual Abuse Trial February 18, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on February 17, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated for approximately 40 minutes before finding 63-year-old Robert...

Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Drug Distribution Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Drug Distribution Case February 7, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on February 4, 2025, a Washington Parish jury found 48-year-old Kendrick Lampley of Bogalusa guilty on two counts of distribution of...

Lacombe Man Indicted For Murder
LEAD Technologies Inc. V1.01 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lacombe Man Indicted For Murder February 7, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on January 30, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted 18-year-old Caleb Gasery for second degree murder relating...

Pearl River Couple Indicted For Sex Crimes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pearl River Couple Indicted For Sex Crimes February 7, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on January 30, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted 38-year-old Ashley Carambat and 37-year-old Steven Harden, both of Pearl River,...

Pearl River Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison After Jury’s Guilty Verdict in Sexual Abuse Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pearl River Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison After Jury’s Guilty Verdict in Sexual Abuse Case January 15, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on January 15, 2025, 37-year-old Steven Harden of Pearl River was sentenced by Judge...

Covington Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison In Child Pornography Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Covington Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison In Child Pornography Case January 9, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on January 8, 2025, 53-year-old Scott Gaskill of Covington was sentenced by Judge Richard Swartz to 15 years in...