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District Attorney Charges Former Slidell Priest with Molesting a Juvenile
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2021 District Attorney Charges Former Slidell Priest with Molesting a Juvenile COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery signed a felony Bill of Information, formally charging Patrick Brian Wattigny, a former priest at a Slidell...

District Attorney Charges Priest and Two Women with Vandalizing Local Church
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2021 District Attorney Charges Priest and Two Women with Vandalizing Local Church COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery signed a felony Bill Of Information, formally charging the pastor of a Catholic parish in Pearl River...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2021 Grand Jury Indicts Covington Man with Second Degree Murder and Gun Charges COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted Robert Clyde Dickerson, Jr., 57, of Covington,...

Grand Jury Charges Parents in Drug Death of Four-Month-Old Girl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2021 Grand Jury Charges Parents in Drug Death of Four-Month-Old Girl COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announces that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted Brandon Keith, 29, of Kenner, and Elizabeth Marie Dauth, 30,...

Grand Jury Indicts Hammond Man In Home Invasion and Rape
COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announced that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted James Michael Buckley, 42, of Hammond, Tuesday (Nov. 10) on charges of first degree rape, sexual battery, home invasion, burglary of an inhabited dwelling, and...

St. Tammany Grand Jury Indicts Six In Double Murder in Lacombe
COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announced that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted six people Tuesday (Nov. 10) in the shooting death of a man and a pregnant woman in...

Thank you Letter to Citizens of Washington and St. Tammany from D.A. Montgomery
Please read this thank you letter from D.A. Warren Montgomery or click here for the signed version. D.A. Letter To Citizens Nov. 5, 2020 Dear 22nd Judicial District Residents: Thank you for trusting me to continue serving as your District Attorney. My...

District Attorney Offices are Closed Wednesday October 28th and Thursday October 29th
Please be advised that the 22nd JDC, including the District Attorney's Office will be closed October 28th and 29th 2020 due to Storm Zeta. Please read this order for more information regarding your appearance in Court. ORDER for Zeta Storm

Grand Jury Indicts 18 St. Tammany Residents In Racketeering Gang Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2020 Grand Jury Indicts 18 St. Tammany Residents In Racketeering Gang Case COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announced during a press conference Monday that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury returned a historic 49-count...

District Attorney Office Closing due to storm Sally
Our Office will be closing at Noon on Monday, September 14, 2020 and will be closed on Tuesday September 15, 2020. Please stay tuned for an announcement for Wednesday. Thank you.