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St. Tammany Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Fatal 2023 Lacombe Shooting
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on January 8, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 27-year-old Marrio Haynes, Jr. of Covington, Louisiana guilty on all counts related to the 2023 shooting death of 23-year-old Juwarren Martin. Following a trial in the 22nd...
District Attorney Collin Sims Announces Arrest in 2017 Homicide; Highlights Ongoing Review of Regional Cold Cases
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that Troy Scott Jordan, 59, of Franklinton, Louisiana, has been arrested for Second-Degree Murder in the 2017 death of Donna Arceneaux. The arrest follows an intensive collaborative effort between the 22nd Judicial District...
Slidell Man Found Guilty of Brutal Domestic Battery and Burning of Dating Partner
District Attorney Collin Sims announces that on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish jury found Christian Jarrel Harrison, 31, of Slidell, guilty of multiple felony charges stemming from a horrific two-day period of domestic violence in June 2023....
Covington Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for 2020 Manslaughter of Former Co-Worker
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 62-year-old Robert Clyde Dickerson Jr., of Covington, pleaded guilty to Manslaughter before District Judge Richard Swartz in Division C. Following the plea, Dickerson was sentenced to 30 years...
Covington Man Sentenced to Two Concurrent 20-Year Sentences Without Parole for Sexual Abuse of Teenager
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on Thursday, December 12, 2025, Winston Bradford Patterson, 40, of Covington, was sentenced to two 20-year sentences – to run concurrently, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence, by District Judge...
22nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office Announces Arrest of Slidell Man Following Cyber Tip for Child Sexual Abuse Material & Felony Sexual Battery
District Attorney Collin Sims announced today the arrest of a Slidell man following a cyber tip regarding the illegal possession and dissemination of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), which led to further felony charges within the 22nd Judicial District. On Monday,...
Jury Finds Franklinton Man Guilty on Multiple Felony Counts, Including Carnal Knowledge of a Juvenile
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on Friday, December 12, 2025, a Washington Parish jury unanimously found Lindsey M. Dykes, 32, of Franklinton, Louisiana, guilty on all four counts brought against him. The verdict was returned late Friday afternoon following...
St. Tammany Parish Man Sentenced to 35 Years for for Felon in Possession of a Firearm
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, a sentencing hearing was held in St. Tammany Parish for Dwight Ambo, 35, of Slidell, LA. Ambo was sentenced to 35 years in the Department of Corrections without benefit of probation, parole, or...
DA Collin Sims and Law Enforcement Partners Announce Major Reductions in Fentanyl Deaths Across the Northshore
Screenshot District Attorney Collin Sims announced today that a unified, multi-agency effort between the 22nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and local law enforcement has produced historic reductions in fentanyl-related...
St. Tammany Parish Jury Finds George Starks Guilty of First-Degree Rape of a Child Under Thirteen and Sexual Battery Involving a Victim Under the Age of Thirteen
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on Friday, December 5, 2025, a St. Tammany Parish Jury unanimously found George Starks guilty of First-Degree Rape of a Child Under Thirteen and Sexual Battery Involving a Victim Under the Age of Thirteen, after nineteen...