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Mandeville Snowball Stand Owner Pleads Guilty to Paying Teen Girls for Sex Acts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 4, 2017 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Anthony Barton Fortune, 57, owner of a Mandeville snowball stand, pleaded guilty as charged Monday (Dec. 4) to paying four teenage girls money and drugs for sexual...
D.A. Warren Montgomery Helps Nearly 100 People Get Fresh Start with Expungements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 1, 2017 D.A. Warren Montgomery Helps Nearly 100 People Get Fresh Start with Expungements A new program implemented by District Attorney Warren Montgomery assisted nearly 100 men and women in getting a fresh start by clearing old arrests and...
Franklinton Man Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping, Rape in Home Invasion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 17, 2017 FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Deonta Miller, 18, of Franklinton, pleaded guilty Tuesday (Nov. 14) to second degree rape, second degree kidnapping, and aggravated burglary in a home invasion last year...
Pearl River Man Convicted of Robbery for April Crime Spree
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 10, 2017 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish jury convicted Elliott W. Galloway, 43, of Pearl River, of two counts of first degree robbery and one count of attempted simple robbery for a crime...
Mandeville Man Pleads Guilty to Molesting Two Girls
Nov. 9, 2017 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announces that Adam Parenti, 44, of Mandeville, pleaded guilty Monday (Nov. 6) to one count of molestation of a juvenile and two related sex offenses. District Judge Reginald Badeaux sentenced Parenti to 25...
Former Memory Care Facility Cook Sentenced to 12 Years for Rape
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 8, 2017 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Jerry Kan, 59, a former cook at a memory-care facility in Mandeville, was sentenced Wednesday (Nov. 8) to 12 years in prison for raping a woman who lived there. District...
Montgomery’s Team Takes First Place at “Men Who Cook” Fundraiser
District Attorney Warren Montgomery teamed with The Shack restaurant, 1204 W. 21st Ave., Covington, for the annual “Men Who Cook” fundraiser Sunday and walked away with the first place “Judges’ Choice” award. The award-winning dish, prepared by co-owner and chef...
Slidell Man Gets Life in Prison for Raping 6-Year-Old Girl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 3, 2017 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Jack Conklin, 61, of Slidell, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday (Nov. 2) for the aggravated rape of a 6-year-old girl. District Judge August Hand also sentenced...
Covington Man Sentenced To Six Years in Prison for Domestic Abuse
Oct. 27, 2017 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Christopher P. Thomas, 23, of Covington, pleaded guilty last Wednesday (Oct. 25) to domestic abuse battery (third offense) and was sentenced to five years in prison. Thomas had been on probation...
Lacombe Man Charged With Rape, Burglary
Oct. 27, 2017 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announces that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury on Thursday (Oct. 26) indicted Ronald Douglas Moore, Jr., 25, of Lacombe, on charges of first degree rape and aggravated burglary with battery. Moore is accused...