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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...

Grand Jury Charges Pearl River Man with Second Degree Murder
Oct. 27, 2017 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announces that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury on Thursday (Oct. 26) indicted Joseph Adam Thibodeaux, III, 25, of Pearl River, on charges of second degree murder and domestic abuse aggravated assault with...
Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Charged With Malfeasance
Oct. 27, 2017 District Attorney Warren Montgomery and St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith announce the indictment and arrest Thursday (Oct. 26) of a former Sheriff’s Office narcotics investigator charged with malfeasance in office. A St. Tammany Parish grand jury...
Former St. Tammany Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Distributing Marijuana, Malfeasance
Oct. 27, 2017 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery and St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith announce the indictment and arrest Thursday (Oct. 26) of a former Sheriff’s Office deputy, charged with distribution of marijuana and malfeasance in office. A St....