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

ADA Harold Bartholomew Panelist for Elder Financial Exploitation Event
Assistant District Attorney Harold S. Bartholomew will be among the panelists speaking at a town hall in Baton Rouge Thursday (Oct. 18) about preventing elder financial exploitation. The event will be held at Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd....

Jury Convicts Slidell Man of Illegally Filming and Posting Sex Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 10, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announces that a St. Tammany Parish jury found Sean T. Bass, 42, of Slidell, guilty Tuesday (Oct. 9) of video voyeurism of sexual intercourse. Bass faces one to five years in jail. Bass...

Letter from D.A. Warren Montgomery – Political Advocates Knocking On Your Door?
Mr. Montgomery writes a letter to the citizens of our Washington and St. Tammany Parishes regarding political advocates in the upcoming political season. Please click on this link to view the letter. CitizensLtr re political advocates 10.1.18

Former Health Club Worker Pleads Guilty in $1.7 million Fraud Scheme
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 27, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announces that Emily L. Davis, 43, of Ponchatoula, pleaded guilty Wednesday (Sept. 26) to theft and identity theft in a scheme that bilked her former employer, Franco’s Athletic Club,...

Jury Finds Franklinton Man Guilty of Aggravated Crime Against Nature With Boy, 4
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 27, 2018 FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a Washington Parish jury found Jonathan Luper, 27, of Franklinton, guilty as charged of aggravated crime against nature with a child under 13. Luper faces a sentence of...

Franklinton Man, 63, Pleads Guilty To Raping Mentally Handicapped Man
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 27, 2018 FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Eddie McBeth, 63, of Franklinton, abruptly ended his trial Wednesday (Sept. 26) with a guilty plea to second degree rape for raping a mentally handicapped man nearly...
Multiple Offender Gets 30 Years In Prison For Gun Possession
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 27, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Ronald St. Cyre, 37, of Westwego, was sentenced Friday (Sept. 21) as a multiple offender to 30 years in prison for being a felon with a firearm. A St. Tammany Parish jury...

Lacombe Woman Gets 30 Years in Prison in Death of Foster Child
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 24, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announces that Trenique C. Faciane, 44, of Lacombe was sentenced Friday (Sept. 21) to 30 years in prison for killing her 22-month-old foster child. Faciane, who owned a daycare at the...

Lacombe Man Gets Life Sentence For Raping Mandeville Woman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 17, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Ronald D. Moore, Jr., 26, of Lacombe, was sentenced Monday (Sept. 17) to mandatory life in prison for breaking into a Mandeville woman’s home and raping her last year. A...

Man Pleads Guilty To Multiple Drug Charges From Slidell Undercover Operation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 13, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Kyle Jerome Anderson, 33, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty Monday (Sept. 10) to possession with the intent to distribute heroin, aggravated criminal damage to property,...