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Congrats! 1st Graduating Class of Veterans Court
Congratulations to the first class of six graduates from the 22nd Judicial District’s Veterans Court. The entire Veterans Court team, particularly District Judge Raymond Childress, who presides over the court, and Assistant District Attorney Darrell Sims, have done an...
DA Montgomery speaks to students in Slidell – “The Role of Freedom of Speech”
District Attorney Warren Montgomery enjoyed talking to students in the Advanced Placement U.S. Government Course at Pope John Paul II High School in Slidell last Thursday. The discussion was part of the students’ civics project in which they discussed with elected...
Jury Convicts Stepson of Shooting Father To Death in 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2019 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announces that a St. Tammany Parish jury found Daniel T. Hamilton, 19, guilty Friday (March 29) of second degree murder for shooting his stepfather to death in their Covington home in...
Northshore Technical Community College and District Attorney’s Office Create Diversion Partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2019 Northshore Technical Community College and District Attorney’s Office Create Diversion Partnership Lacombe, LA—Northshore Technical Community College (NTCC) and The Office of District Attorney...
Jury Convicts Covington Woman Of Raping Child Over Several Years
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2019 Jury Convicts Covington Woman Of Raping Child Over Several Years COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announces that a St. Tammany Parish jury found Sandra E. Gaines, 39, of Covington, guilty Thursday (March 28) of two...
Jury Convicts Alabama Man In Stabbing Death of Girlfriend Near Covington
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2019 Jury Convicts Alabama Man In Stabbing Death of Girlfriend Near Covington COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish jury found Johnathan Lee Nall, 39, of Mobile, Alabama, guilty Tuesday (March...
Bush Man Gets 50 Years in Prison For Killing and Burning Ex-Girlfriend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2019 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Gary L. Harris, 57, of Bush, was sentenced Tuesday (March 12) to serve 50 years in prison for killing his estranged girlfriend and burning her body in 2015. District Judge...
Covington Lawyer Gets 20 Years in Prison For Child Pornography
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2019 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announces that Victor R. Loraso, 38, an attorney who lives in Covington, pleaded guilty Monday (March 11) to 26 child pornography charges. District Judge Martin Coady sentenced Loraso...
D.A. Montgomery with the Lacombe Republican Women
D.A. Warren Montgomery had the pleasure of meeting with the Bayou Lacombe Republican Women today to update them on the progress his administration has made over the past three years.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 8, 2019 Washington Parish Jury Finds Bogalusa Man Guilty of Obscenity FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a Washington Parish jury found Marlon D. Harwell, 58, of Bogalusa, guilty of obscenity Wednesday (Feb....