News
Find here an archive of the D.A.’s Press Releases and other News.
Mississippi Man Gets 10 Years for Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash over Middle Pearl River
COVINGTON—Daniel Coy, 26, of Gulfport, received the maximum sentence of five years in prison Monday (June 20) for negligent homicide for causing a crash last year that killed the driver of an 18-wheeler over the Middle Pearl River near Slidell. District Judge Ad Hoc...
Jury Convicts Slidell Man of Drug Charges
COVINGTON—Alfred Simmons, 39, of Slidell, faces from 20 years to life in prison as an habitual offender after a St. Tammany Parish jury convicted him last week of possessing cocaine and marijuana. The jury deliberated about a half-hour on Thursday (June 2), before...
4 STPPS Students Win National Merit Scholarships
The District Attorney's office would like to congratulate the four St. Tammany Parish Public School System students who were recently honored as National Merit Scholarship winners. In the photos above are Northshore High National Merit Scholarship Winners (left...
D.A. Warren Montgomery’s Statement on Mandeville Gas Station Shooting
On April 4, 2016, a legally armed citizen used deadly force to repel the attacks of Shawn Breland. The Mandeville Police Department concluded that Mr. Breland was the aggressor and that the actions of the lawfully armed patron did not warrant an arrest. Although Mr....
Sex Offender Gets 20 Years in Prison for Twice Failing to Register
COVINGTON—Alva Thompson, 44, of Lacombe, was sentenced Monday (May 23) to 20 years in prison without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence after pleading guilty to failure to register as a sex offender for the second time. The sentence also...
Jury Finds Man Guilty of Strangling Girlfriend’s Husband in 2009 Murder Plot
COVINGTON—A St. Tammany Parish jury found Carlos Rodriguez, 45, formerly of Kenner, guilty Friday (May 20) of first-degree murder for carrying out a plot with his girlfriend to kill her husband in 2009. After a weeklong trial, the jury deliberated 23 minutes before...
Special Olympics
District Attorney Warren Montgomery was inspired by the opportunity to meet Special Olympics athletes and their parents May 5 at the Champions Together Breakfast at Benedict’s Plantation in Mandeville. Photos of Mr. Montgomery with Mike Lorino, Tim Lentz and Randy...
Parish Government Responds to Montgomery Petition
Parish government officials filed legal documents Friday in response to District Attorney Warren Montgomery’s lawsuit against them over their legal representation. For those who may be interested in the parish’s position, the documents are shown below. For a printable...
Annual Northshore Red Mass
District Attorney Warren Montgomery joined other members of the legal community in attending the annual Northshore Red Mass, hosted by the Covington Bar Association and Saint Scholastica Academy in the school’s chapel on Friday, May 6. Those who attend the Mass each...
Montgomery’s legal dispute with the Parish
A hearing will be held May 16 at 1 p.m. in Courtroom 2 (Division J) before Ad Hoc Judge Marion Edwards in District Attorney Warren Montgomery’s lawsuit against Parish President Pat Brister and the Parish Council, regarding civil representation of parish government....