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District Attorney Warren Montgomery Talks with WDSU News On Virtual Court and Avoiding COVID-19 Scams
District Attorney Warren Montgomery spoke to WDSU via video call regarding the new virtual court that can accommodate up to 99 members at a time. The District Attorney also warns about scammers who may try to take advantage of the current COVID-19 situation by...

District Attorney Warren Montgomery Discusses Avoiding COVID-19 Scams with the Lake 94.7FM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-56FUI_jk4&feature=youtu.be The District Attorney of Washington and St. Tammany Parish, Warren Montgomery, gives his advice on how you can keep yourself safe from scammers attempting to take advantage of the current COVID-19...

District Attorney Warren Montgomery Speaks to FOX 8 About Implementing Video Conferencing to Continue Court Operations
District Attorney Warren Montgomery, Clerk of Court Melissa Henry and District Judge Richard Swartz speak to Rob Masson of Fox 8 about the impact that the Coronavirus has had on hearings and court matters and how some are being handled using Zoom video conferencing....

St. Tammany Parish Creates Virtual Court
Through a collaborative effort between the District Attorney's Office of Warren Montgomery, the Parish Clerk's Office, the Public Defenders Office, and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, a "Virtual Court" has been created to help continue the criminal justice...

Washington Parish Curfew Currently In Place
As of April 1st, a curfew is in effect for the Washington Parish area. For more details on the Parish-wide curfew, please click here for more information.

District Attorney Warren Montgomery Discusses COVID-19 with WWL Radio
https://youtu.be/20YwunuBbpM District Attorney Warren Montgomery spoke with Newell Normand of WWL Radio to discuss how the District Attorney's Office will continue to provide service to the St. Tammany and Washington Parish communities. Earlier in his term, he had...

DA Warren Montgomery Interview with WGSO 990 AM of New Orleans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am11PAmIq4Q&feature=youtu.be District Attorney Warren Montgomery spoke with Jeff Crouere at WGSO 990 AM to discuss how his office is handling its responsibilities during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. He talked about how his office...

District Attorney Warren Montgomery Updates the Parish on COVID-19 on STPGtv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF_F2ZQcocE&t=14s District Attorney Warren Montgomery, Parish President Mike Cooper, and Public Information Officer Amy Bouton update the public on the services the Parish Government and the District Attorney’s...

Bogalusa Man Sentenced to 99 Years for Molestation of a Juvenile Under 13 and Sexual Battery of a Juvenile Under 13
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2020 COVINGTON - District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Jerry Vince, 44 of Bogalusa, was sentenced to 99 years for Molestation of a Juvenile Under 13 and Sexual Battery of a Juvenile Under 13 by District Judge Scott Gardner....

Mandeville Lawyer Sentenced to 60 Days in Jail for Resisting Arrest with Force or Violence and Battery of a Police Officer
MADISONVILLE- District Attorney Warren Montgomery announces that Judge Alan Zaunbrecher has sentenced Joseph Kott, 40, of Mandeville, to three years for Battery of a Police Officer and Resisting Arrest with Force or Violence with all but 60 days of the sentence...