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Abita Springs Man Found Guilty of Aggravated Rape

Abita Springs Man Found Guilty of Aggravated Rape

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2020 District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish jury found Craig Anthony Marquez, 57, of Abita Springs, guilty of Aggravated Rape of a victim under 13. He faces a mandatory life sentence without the benefit...

DA Montgomery Health Update

DA Montgomery Health Update

"As many of you have heard, I had surgery last October at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.  I want to thank everyone for your prayers, encouragement, and support during my illness.  Contrary to rumors, I am on the mend, back at work full-time, and running for...

Grand Jury Indicts Two Men In Shooting Death Of Slidell Man

Grand Jury Indicts Two Men In Shooting Death Of Slidell Man

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2019 Grand Jury Indicts Two Men In Shooting Death Of Slidell Man COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury has indicted Jules Clinton Johnson, 30, of Slidell, and Tony Smith, 31, of...

Abita Springs Man Gets 50 Years In Prison For Sexual Battery Of A Minor

Abita Springs Man Gets 50 Years In Prison For Sexual Battery Of A Minor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 13, 2019 Abita Springs Man Gets 50 Years In Prison For Sexual Battery Of A Minor COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Jinel Sexton, 39, of Abita Springs, was sentenced Friday as a multiple offender by District Judge...

Slidell Man Gets 15 Years In Prison For Crimes With Juveniles

Slidell Man Gets 15 Years In Prison For Crimes With Juveniles

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 8, 2019 Slidell Man Gets 15 Years In Prison For Crimes With Juveniles COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Lenard “Andy” Turpin, 52, of Slidell, was sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison Wednesday (Nov. 6) for...

Grand Jury Indicts Two Mississippi Men In Burglary of Covington Home

Grand Jury Indicts Two Mississippi Men In Burglary of Covington Home

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 8, 2019   Grand Jury Indicts Two Mississippi Men In Burglary of Covington Home COVINGTON—A St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted Levi Lee, 17, of Tylertown, Miss., and Lance Rouse, 25, of Picayune, Miss., in the aggravated burglary of...