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Find here an archive of the D.A.’s Press Releases and other News.
Metairie Woman Pleads Guilty to DWI
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Olivia Matte, 27, of Metairie, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated (first offense) and improper lane usage Tuesday (April 24), after District Judge William Knight...
Jury Finds Slidell Woman Guilty Of Stealing Identity From Social Media
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish jury found Cindy T. White, 41, of Slidell, guilty Wednesday (April 18) of theft of identity over $1,000 for stealing another woman’s identity via...
Bogalusa Man Pleads Guilty to Series of Arsons in Bogalusa
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2018 FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Herman A. Thomas, 44, of Bogalusa, pleaded guilty Monday (April 16) to one count of aggravated arson and eight counts of simple arson for igniting a series of fires in...
Community Gathers At Franklinton Courthouse To Recognize Crime Victims
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2018 FRANKLINTON—Victims of crime, their supporters, service providers, public officials, and other community members joined District Attorney Warren Montgomery for a ceremony that his office hosted Thursday (April 12) in recognition of...
Covington Man Gets 60 Years In Prison For Rape and Child Pornography Possession
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Jackson Richard Miller, 50, of Covington, pleaded guilty Thursday (April 12) to forcible rape, indecent behavior with a juvenile under 13, obstruction of justice, and 164...
Domestic homicide spike spurs St. Tammany Parish group
Domestic violence is on the rise. Last year was a violent one in St. Tammany Parish, with a record number of homicides. Authorities say many of those killings stemmed from domestic violence. Now, in an effort to reduce the number of domestic violence and sexual...
Covington Man Found Guilty of Sexual Battery of a Juvenile
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish jury found Gregory Allen Schwaner, 51, of Covington, guilty Wednesday (March 28) of two counts of sexual battery on a juvenile. The jury of nine men...
Slidell Man Gets 40 Years In Prison for Raping 12-Year-Old Girl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Jose David Raibstein, 61, of Slidell, pleaded guilty Monday (March 26) to forcible rape of a 12-year-old girl. District Judge August Hand sentenced Raibstein to 40 years...
Grand Jury Indicts Mandeville Man In Death of His Estranged Wife
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2018 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted George David Dargis, Jr., 39, of Mandeville, Thursday (March 22) of second degree murder in the death of his estranged wife and...
LA Supreme Court grants oral arguments in District Attorney Warren Montgomery’s civil case vs St. Tammany Parish
The Louisiana Supreme Court has granted oral arguments in District Attorney Warren Montgomery’s civil case against St. Tammany Parish government, regarding civil representation of the parish. Oral arguments have been set for April 30th at 2:00 PM. Click below to read...