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Mt. Hermon Woman Gets 20 Years In Prison For Forgery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 19, 2019 FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announced that Stephanie D. Wilson, 55, of Mt. Hermon, was sentenced Wednesday (Sept. 18) by District Judge William Burris as an habitual offender to 20 years in prison for forgery....

D.A. Warren Montgomery presents to the 22nd JDC Family Court’s Bar Association CLE.
District Attorney Warren Montgomery was pleased for his Office to be among the presenters at the 22nd JDC Family Court’s Bar Association CLE. Mr. Montgomery and his Team, led by Assistant District Roy Burns, III, a domestic violence prosecutor, and Assistant District...

DA Montgomery speaks at LA Opioid Action Summit
District Attorney Warren Montgomery was a guest speaker yesterday during the first day of the Louisiana Opioid Action Summit at the Harbor Center in Slidell. The three-day event, sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Health, has brought together state and local...

Jury Finds Slidell Man Guilty of Sexual Battery of a Juvenile
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2019 Jury Finds Slidell Man Guilty of Sexual Battery of a Juvenile COVINGTON- District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish jury found Charles Morgan, 58, of Slidell, guilty Thursday (Aug. 29) of Sexual Battery...

Jury Finds Slidell Man Guilty of Raping and Molesting a Juvenile
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2019 Jury Finds Slidell Man Guilty of Raping and Molesting a Juvenile COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announces that a St. Tammany Parish jury found Otto Alfaro, 64, of Slidell, guilty Friday, as charged, of...

Grand Jury Indicts Baton Rouge Man for Second Degree Murder
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2019 COVINGTON- District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury has indicted Terrell Brian Sylvas, 35, of Baton Rouge, on Wednesday (August 21) of one count of Second Degree Murder, one count of...

Jury Convicts Mandeville Woman For The Attempted Murder Of Her Former Attorney
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2019 Jury Convicts Mandeville Woman For The Attempted Murder Of Her Former Attorney COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish jury found Patricia M. Currie, 78, of Mandeville, guilty Wednesday...

Our D.A. spoke on The Lake 94.7. Please take a moment to listen.
Last week I had the opportunity to speak on The Lake 94.7. I wanted to thank the local people who have stepped forward to run for political office. Please listen below.

Jury Convicts Pearl River Man of Molesting A Juvenile
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 9, 2019 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish jury found Claude Wayne Bennett, 68, of Pearl River, guilty Wednesday (Aug. 7) of two counts of...

Slidell Man Convicted of Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile And Drug Charges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2019 COVINGTON- District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish Jury convicted Lenard “Andy” Turpin, 52, of Slidell, Thursday (August 1) of Attempted Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile under 13, Possession of a...