News
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Franklinton Man Gets 15 Years for Armed Robbery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2017 FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Lavarion Savon Jefferson, 18, of Franklinton, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence for armed...
Former Fontainebleau High School Coach Pleads Guilty to Molesting Student
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2017 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that William L. Leto, 38, of Bush, a former math teacher and assistant girls’ basketball coach at Fontainebleau High School in Mandeville, pleaded guilty Monday (June 19) to...
Slidell Man Pleads Guilty to 500 Child Pornography Counts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2017 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Lanier D. Lively, 74, of Slidell, pleaded guilty last Tuesday (May 16) to 500 counts of child pornography involving juveniles under 13 years old. District Judge Raymond...
Former Washington Parish Fire Official Pleads Guilty to Forgery, Theft
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2017 COVINGTON—Timothy P. Duncan, 53, of Angie, a former member of the Board of Commissioners for Washington Parish Fire District #6, has pleaded guilty to 32...
Bogalusa Man Indicted in Death of Teen from Synthetic Marijuana
May 3, 2017 COVINGTON—A St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted Jami D. Cooper, 33, of Bogalusa, with second degree murder Tuesday (May 2) in the death of a teenager found unresponsive in a Covington ditch after smoking synthetic marijuana. Cooper is accused of...
Man Pleads Guilty to Raping 5-year-old Girl in Abita Springs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2017 COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that Larry W. Robinson, Jr., 46, of Houston, pleaded guilty Monday (April 24) to the forcible rape of a 5-year-old girl three years ago. As part of the plea agreement, he was...
East Baton Rouge D.A. Reveals Results of LSU Study of “Nonviolent Convictions”
Please click on the links below to access these documents. To the Citizens of East Baton Rouge To the Citizens of East Baton Rouge
D.A. Montgomery Explains Stance on Criminal Justice Reform
Please click on the below link to access this letter. LettertotheEditor-4.24.17
Jury Finds Angie Man Guilty of Distributing Narcotics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2017 FRANKLINTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a Washington Parish jury found Henry James McMillan, 66, of Angie, guilty Thursday (April 20) of distribution of oxycodone during an undercover operation two years ago....
District Attorneys Support Justice Reinvestment
Please read this legislative report published by the Louisiana District Attorney's Association. District Attorneys Support Justice Reinvestment