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Covington Man Found Guilty After Abandoning Crashed Vehicle in Interstate Travel Lane
Defendant left vehicle facing oncoming traffic in the dark, nearly causing subsequent crashes District Attorney Collin Sims announced today that a St. Tammany Parish jury has found 43-year-old Christopher Henry Verzwyvelt of Covington, Louisiana, guilty of Aggravated...
St. Tammany Parish Jury Convicts Covington Drug Dealer on 15 Total Counts; Defendant Faces Mandatory Life Sentence
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that today, a St. Tammany Parish jury found John Silas Joiner, Jr., 46, of Covington, Louisiana, guilty on 15 counts of narcotics, weapons, flight, and resisting arrest charges. The unanimous verdict follows a trial before the...
St. Tammany Parish Jury Deliberates Just Three Minutes to Convict Slidell Career Criminal on Narcotics Charges
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that today, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated for just three minutes before returning a guilty verdict against Keith Edward Demoran, 55, of Slidell, Louisiana, for possession of methamphetamine. Assistant District Attorneys...
Major Multi-State Drug Trafficking Network Dismantled: Five Indicted After $3.2 Million Seizure
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that a St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury returned true bills today, indicting five individuals in connection with an extensive narcotics distribution network that funneled kilogram quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine from...
District Attorney Collin Sims Announces Cold Case Indictments of Four Men for 1982 Rape and Murder of Roxanne Sharp
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that a St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury returned true bills today, indicting four men for the 1982 rape and murder of 16-year-old Roxanne Sharp. The indictments are the result of an intensive investigation by the District...
Slidell Woman Indicted by St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury for Theft of State Funds Totaling Over $25,000
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that a St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury returned a true bill today, indicting Keyoka Motley, 39, of Slidell, Louisiana, on the following charge: 1 Count of Theft Valued at $25,000 or More The charge stems from activity occurring...
District Attorney Collin Sims Announces Grand Jury Indictments in Two St. Tammany Parish Sexual Assault Cases
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that a St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury returned true bills today, indicting two individuals on multiple felony charges involving victims under the age of thirteen. Vernon Lee Taylor, Jr., 33, of Mandeville, Louisiana, was indicted...
Slidell Man Sentenced to 99 Years for Aggravated Crimes Against Nature
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 41-year-old Deontrel Jermane Jackson of Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced to 99 years at hard labor. The sentence follows Jackson’s March 2026 conviction by a St. Tammany Parish jury for Aggravated...
Covington Woman Sentenced to 30 Years for Large-Scale Fentanyl Distribution
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that on Friday, May 8, 2026, Amanda Lynn Flocke, 40, of Covington, Louisiana, a first-time offender, pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute 28 to 250 grams of Fentanyl. Flocke received a significant 30-year...
Slidell Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Sexual Assault of a Minor
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, Lenin Antonio Munoz-Rivera, 34, of Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced for the commission of multiple counts of sexual abuse involving a child. The Honorable Judge Richard Swartz sentenced...