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Five People Indicted in February Murders of Two Pearl River Friends
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announces that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted four people Thursday (June 14) in the kidnapping and murders of two Pearl River residents in February and another person with...

Mandeville Man Is Found Guilty of Domestic Abuse Battery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Vincent Pierce, 39, of Mandeville, was convicted Monday of domestic abuse battery for attacking a woman in 2015. District Judge Scott Gardner, who issued the ruling,...

Jury Convicts Bogalusa Man of Domestic Abuse Aggravated Assault
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2018 FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a Washington Parish jury found Latimore C. Thompson, 31, of Bogalusa, guilty Wednesday (May 23) of domestic abuse aggravated assault. District Judge William Knight also...

Bogalusa Man Gets 50 Years for Manslaughter in Woman’s 2016 Death
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2018 FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Charles Joseph Mixon, 43, of Bogalusa, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and obstruction of justice in the 2016 shooting death of a woman whose body was burned beyond...

Bogalusa Man, 64, Pleads Guilty To Raping 5-Year-Old Girl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2018 FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Donald R. Stone, 64, of Bogalusa pleaded guilty Monday (May 21) to the second degree rape of a victim under 13. District Judge William Knight sentenced Stone to 30 years in...

Grand Jury Indicts Two Men in Woman’s Heroin Death
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announces that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted two men—Oren Bowens, 39, of Slidell, and Warren Brown, 26, of Pearl River—with second degree murder Thursday (May 17) in the case...

Grand Jury Indicts Texas Man In Rape, Molestation Of Two Girls
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted Harold A. Butler, Jr., 45, of Jefferson Parish, with aggravated rape of a victim under 13 and the molestation of a juvenile under his...

District Attorney Adds Charges to 3 Men in Mount Hermon Shooting Spree
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2018 FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announced Friday (May 18) that he has added seven more counts to the charges against three young men accused of shooting homes and businesses in the Mount Hermon area before...

DA Warren Montgomery writes letter to the Editor April 30, 2018 – Citizens deserve peace and safety
DA Warren Montgomery writes letter to the Editor April 30, 2018 - Citizens deserve peace and safety. Click this link to read the letter. http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_dc84c1ea-48b5-11e8-afb3-efefbb58c0a8.html

Sixteen People Charged With Racketeering In Counterfeit Check Scheme
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery hosted a press conference Friday (April 27) at 10:30 a.m. to announce the indictment of 16 suspects, charged with racketeering and 89 counts of bank fraud for an alleged check...