News
Find here an archive of the D.A.’s Press Releases and other News.

DA Visits Newell Normand Show
District Attorney Warren Montgomery was honored to be a guest on the Newell Normand show on February 5, 2019. Please use the link below to listen in! https://drive.google.com/file/d/10ChW1Rnciah1d2GlXqOZcal-oVHb6v01/view?usp=sharing

Madisonville Man Pleads Guilty To 500 Counts of Possessing Child Pornography
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 5, 2019 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announced that Ryan Horak, 21, of Madisonville, pleaded guilty Tuesday (Feb. 5) as charged to 500 counts of possession of pornography involving juveniles under the age of 13. Horak faces...

Jury Finds Pearl River Man Guilty of Killing Ex-Wife and Her Boyfriend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 1, 2019 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish jury found Jason Matthew Magee, 39, of Pearl River, guilty of two counts of first degree murder for shooting his estranged wife and her boyfriend to...

Grand Jury Indicts Franklinton Man On Charges Of Raping Two Girls
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 31, 2019 Grand Jury Indicts Franklinton Man On Charges Of Raping Two Girls FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a Washington Parish grand jury indicted Lucas Damon Thomas, 36, of Franklinton, on charges of first...

Franklinton Man Gets 70 Years in Prison For Killing His Mother, Injuring Two Others
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 31, 2019 FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announced that Christopher Rashad Dillon, 25, of Franklinton, abruptly pleaded guilty Tuesday (Jan. 29) near the end of his second day of trial for shooting his mother to death and...

Grand Jury Indicts 5 Former Deputies, 16 Inmates In Jail Rape and Beating
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 28, 2019 Grand Jury Indicts 5 Former Deputies, 16 Inmates In Jail Rape and Beating FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announced that a Washington Parish grand jury indicted five former deputies with the Washington Parish...

Slidell Man Gets 30 Years In Prison For Death of Mandeville Teen Who Smoked Mojo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announces that Jamie D. Cooper, 35, of Slidell, pleaded guilty Friday (Jan. 4) to negligent homicide and distribution of synthetic marijuana for providing the drugs that led to the death of a...

Former Mandeville Police Officer Found Guilty of Shoplifting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 20, 2018 Former Mandeville Police Officer Found Guilty of Shoplifting COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Johnnie A. Sanders, 43, a former Mandeville Police Department officer, was found guilty Tuesday (December 19) of...

Grand Jury Indicts Slidell Man In Separate Rapes of Two Juvenile Girls
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted James Bishop, 67, of Slidell, Wednesday (Dec. 12) of two counts of aggravated rape of a victim under 13, two counts of...

Pearl River Man Gets 40 Years in Prison For Fatal Stabbing in Slidell
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 6, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announces that Joseph Adam Thibodeaux, 26, of Pearl River, pleaded guilty Wednesday (Dec. 5) to manslaughter and domestic violence aggravated assault for stabbing to death his former...