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Grand Jury Indicts Bogalusa Man in 2015 Murder
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 27, 2017 FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a Washington Parish grand jury indicted Brandon Odell Lotts, 31, of Bogalusa, Tuesday (Sept. 26) of second degree murder, two counts of attempted second degree murder,...

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Pearl River Man Indicted in Killing of Ex-Wife and Her Boyfriend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 21, 2017 District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted Jason Matthew Magee, III, 37, of Pearl River, Thursday (Sept. 21) on two counts of first degree murder. Magee is accused of shooting his...

Slidell Man Found Guilty of Raping Girl, 6, and Producing Child Porn
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 20, 2017 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish jury found Jack Conklin, 61, of Slidell, guilty Friday (Sept. 15) of aggravated rape, sexual battery of a victim under 13, and production of...

Slidell Man Convicted of Molesting 8-year-old Girl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 13, 2017 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish jury found Latroy O. Simmons, 26, of Slidell, guilty Friday (Sept. 8) of molestation of a juvenile. He faces 25 to 99 years when sentenced Nov. 2 by...

Franklinton Man Who Raped 5-year-old Girl Gets Life Sentence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 12, 2017 FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Lance Grandison, 32, of Franklinton, has been sentenced to mandatory life in prison for raping a 5-year-old...
Washington Parish Grand Jury Indicts Two Men on Rape Charges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2017 FRANKLINTON—A Washington Parish grand jury indicted two men Tuesday (Aug. 29) in separate rape cases. The defendants and their charges are as follows: Gary W. Mayfield, 64, of...

Jury Finds Memory-Care Facility’s Cook Guilty of Raping Resident
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 11, 2017 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish jury found Jerry Kan, 59, a former cook at a memory-care facility in Mandeville, guilty Thursday (Aug. 10) of...

Jury Finds Franklinton Man Guilty of Raping 5-year-old Girl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 14, 2017 Jury Finds Franklinton Man Guilty of Raping 5-year-old Girl FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a Washington Parish jury found Lance Grandison, 32, of Franklinton, guilty Aug. 10 of raping a 5-year-old...

Grand Jury Indicts Covington Man on Rape, Child Pornography
Aug. 14, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COVINGTON—A St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted Jackson Richard Miller, 49, of Covington, Monday of 164 counts of pornography involving juveniles, first degree...