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Jury Convicts Slidell Man of Aggravated Rape of Juvenile
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jury Convicts Slidell Man of Aggravated Rape of Juvenile COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announced that a St. Tammany Parish jury found Shane Pagano, 43, of Slidell, guilty Oct. 17 of aggravated/first degree rape of a victim under...

D.A.’s Legal Education Program
District Attorney Warren Montgomery’s office gave about 50 students from two St. Tammany Parish Public Schools a close-up look at the criminal justice system recently through the office’s Kids LEAD (Legal Education And Discovery) Program. Montgomery’s staff developed...

Mandeville Woman Gets 22 Years In Prison For Trying To Kill Her Former Attorney
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2019 Mandeville Woman Gets 22 Years In Prison For Trying To Kill Her Former Attorney COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Patricia M. Currie, 78, of Mandeville, was sentenced Thursday (Oct. 24) by District Judge...

Jury Finds Franklinton Man Guilty of Sex Crimes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 25, 2019 Jury Finds Franklinton Man Guilty of Sex Crimes FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a Washington Parish jury found Andrew Fonz Hunt, 43, of Franklinton, guilty as charged Wednesday (Oct. 23) of aggravated...

Former Sheriff’s Deputy Gets Sentenced For Malfeasance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 23, 2019 Former Sheriff’s Deputy Gets Sentenced For Malfeasance COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Jordan Hollenbeck, 35, a former narcotics officer for the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, was sentenced by...

Grand Jury Indicts Slidell Man on Pornography and Sex Crimes Involving Juveniles
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 18, 2019 Grand Jury Indicts Slidell Man on Pornography and Sex Crimes Involving Juveniles COVINGTON—A St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted Michael Lee Reynolds, 56, of Slidell, Thursday (Oct. 17) on charges of first degree rape of a victim...

Grand Jury Indicts Covington Man For Sex Crimes Involving Five Juveniles
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 18, 2019 Grand Jury Indicts Covington Man For Sex Crimes Involving Five Juveniles COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announced that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted Charles Michael Folse, II, 32, of Covington, Thursday...

DA Warren Montgomery at Northshore Business Council Meeting
District Attorney Warren Montgomery thanked the Northshore Business Council Thursday during the group’s meeting in Madisonville for financing a study that has been evaluating the criminal justice system. As the guest speaker for the group’s membership meeting,...

District Attorney Warren Montgomery was the guest speaker St. Tammany Municipal Association’s Quarterly Meeting
District Attorney Warren Montgomery was the guest speaker Wednesday night at the St. Tammany Municipal Association’s Quarterly Meeting in Folsom. The lovely Southern Charm Event Center was packed to capacity with city, town, and village leaders from throughout St....

DA Montgomery Speaks to the Metropolitan Crime Commission’s Board of Directors
District Attorney Warren Montgomery was the guest speaker Tuesday at the Metropolitan Crime Commission’s Board of Directors’ meeting in New Orleans. He thanked the Commission for its independent research, which evaluates the criminal justice system, and discussed how...