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Jury Finds New Orleans Sex Offender Guilty of Failing to Notify Slidell Residents of His Move to Slidell
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jury Finds New Orleans Sex Offender Guilty of Failing to Notify Slidell Residents of His Move to Slidell August 7, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on August 6, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated for 15 minutes before...
Angie Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Plus 50 Years For Violent Crime Spree in Bogalusa
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Angie Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Plus 50 Years For Violent Crime Spree in Bogalusa August 5, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on August 5, 2024, Judge Ellen Creel sentenced 21-year-old Andrew Pernell of Angie after a jury...
Jury Finds Picayune Man Guilty of Raping Young Girl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jury Finds Picayune Man Guilty of Raping Young Girl August 2, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on August 2, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated approximately two hours before returning guilty verdicts against 68-year-old...
Jury Finds Slidell Man Guilty of Distributing Fentanyl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jury Finds Slidell Man Guilty of Distributing Fentanyl July 21, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on July 19, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated less than an hour before returning guilty verdicts against 43-year-old...
Lacombe Man Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Lacombe Man Guilty of Second Degree Murder In Case Involving Body Dumped in Santa Rosa County, Florida July 12, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on July 12, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated for less than an hour before returning guilty...
Abita Springs Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter and is Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Abita Springs Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter and is Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison July 2, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on July 1, 2024, 26-year-old Dain McCann of Abita Springs pled guilty to manslaughter and...
Angie Man Faces Mandatory Life Sentence in Violent Crime Spree
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Angie Man Faces Mandatory Life Sentence in Violent Crime Spree Following Guilty Verdicts by Washington Parish Jury July 2, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on June 28, 2024, a Washington Parish jury deliberated for 27 minutes...
Former Bogalusa Firefighter Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison After Guilty Plea to Charges Relating to Sexual Assault of St. Tammany Parish Nursing Home Resident
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Former Bogalusa Firefighter Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison After Guilty Plea to Charges Relating to Sexual Assault of St. Tammany Parish Nursing Home Resident June 30, 2024 District Attorney Collin...
Lacombe Man Convicted of Second Degree Murder
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lacombe Man Convicted of Second Degree Murder After Fatally Stabbing and Dismembering Girlfriend June 29, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on June 27, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated for approximately 20 minutes...
Former St. Tammany Parish Police Officer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Former St. Tammany Parish Police Officer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison Following Guilty Plea to Child Pornography Charges June 27, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on June 24, 2024, former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s...