FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pearl River Couple Indicted For Sex Crimes February 7, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on January 30, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted 38-year-old Ashley Carambat and 37-year-old Steven Harden, both of Pearl River,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pearl River Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison After Jury’s Guilty Verdict in Sexual Abuse Case January 15, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on January 15, 2025, 37-year-old Steven Harden of Pearl River was sentenced by Judge...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Covington Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison In Child Pornography Case January 9, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on January 8, 2025, 53-year-old Scott Gaskill of Covington was sentenced by Judge Richard Swartz to 15 years in...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Slidell Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison For Residential Break-in During Which Co-Perpetrator was Killed January 9, 2025 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on January 7, 2025, 40-year-old Stuart Pratt of Slidell was sentenced by Judge...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Teen’s Overdose Death Case December 20, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on December 20, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated for slightly more than one hour before finding 43-year-old Felisia...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Murder of Franklinton Man December 17, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on December 13, 2024, a Washington Parish jury found 23-year-old Elijah Jyquarius Nehemiah Williams of Amite guilty on all...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Two Former Employees Charged with Embezzling Public Funds from the Town of Abita Springs December 11, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that 55-year-old Stacy Ludlow of Mandeville and 41-year-old Frederick Young of Abita Springs have...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison on Charges of Aggravated Crime Against Nature and Possession of Child Pornography December 6, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on December 4, 2024, 53-year-old Robert Daugherty of Franklinton was...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bogalusa man indicted in connection with City of Bogalusa bid proposal process November 25, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on November 20, 2024, a Washington Parish grand jury indicted 30-year-old Virgil Rayford, Jr. of Bogalusa...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bogalusa man indicted for rape of young child November 25, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on November 20, 2024, a Washington Parish grand jury indicted 37-year-old Christopher Rachel of Bogalusa for first degree rape of a child...