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Slidell Man Found Guilty in Rural Pearl River Property Burglary
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that on March 17, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish jury found Fred Arthur Brady, 63, of Slidell, Louisiana, guilty as charged on all counts related to a 2025 burglary and theft. The jury returned guilty verdicts for: Simple Burglary...
Multi-Agency Operation in Washington Parish Leads to Arrest of Three Men for Crimes Against Children – One a Previous Registered Sex Offender
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that a proactive, two-day enforcement operation targeting child predators in Washington Parish has resulted in the arrest of three individuals. On March 10 and 11, 2026, the 22nd JDC Special Victims Unit (SVU) Task Force conducted...
Pearl River Woman Sentenced to Life in Prison for Rape and Exploitation of Juveniles
March 12, 2026 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that today, March 12, 2026, 39-year-old Ashley Carambat of Pearl River was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty as charged to a series of horrific crimes involving the sexual abuse and exploitation of...
Guilty Plea Halts Jury Selection in Washington Parish Homicide Case
Just as jury selection was set to begin today in the Washington Parish Courthouse, John Paul Seals, 45, of Angie, Louisiana, entered a guilty plea for the 2021 killing of Kevin Bryce Blackmon. The plea concludes a gruesome case involving a residential struggle, an...
District Attorney Collin Sims Announces Arrest Following Cyber Tip for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material and Felony Sexual Abuse of an Animal
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on Monday, March 2, 2026, an investigation into a cyber tip led to the arrest of a Bogalusa man for possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and felony sexual abuse of an animal. The investigation began when the 22nd...
District Attorney Collin Sims Announces Triple Jury Convictions Against Violent Offenders and Career Criminals
District Attorney Collin Sims announces a major week of justice for St. Tammany Parish, as three separate juries returned guilty verdicts against repeat offenders for crimes ranging from a brutal jailhouse battery to a near-execution during a vehicle repossession and...
Antoine Massey Sentenced to 60 Years Without Parole for Brutal Kidnapping and Rape of Former Girlfriend
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on February 12, 2026, Antoine Massey was sentenced to a total of 60 years in prison by the Honorable Judge Alan M. Black. The sentencing follows Massey’s December 2025 conviction by a unanimous St. Tammany Parish jury on...
Washington Parish Jury Finds Keldric Harry Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Bogalusa High School Shooting
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, a Washington Parish jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict against 18-year-old Keldric Harry of Bogalusa, Louisiana for the January 2024 shooting that claimed the life of a 14-year-old and...
Marrio Haynes, Jr. Sentenced to Life Plus 60 Years for 2023 Lacombe Ambush Murder
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on Monday, February 2, 2026, 27-year-old Marrio Haynes, Jr. of Covington, Louisiana was sentenced to life in prison plus an additional 60 years following his conviction for the 2023 murder of 23-year-old Juwarren Martin. The...
George Starks Sentenced to Life for Child Rape and Sexual Battery
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that today, George Starks, 32, of Pearl River, Louisiana, was sentenced to a mandatory term of life imprisonment for the brutal rape and sexual battery of a child. The sentencing follows a December 2025 conviction where a St....