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District Attorney’s Office Issues New Badges and I.D.s to Staff
COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery announced Friday (Feb. 26) that he has issued new, individually-numbered badges and identification cards for his attorneys and investigators. All other...
Jury Convicts Man Who Led Police on High-Speed Chase in Covington
COVINGTON—A St. Tammany Parish jury found Marlone Brumfield, 28, of Covington, guilty Thursday (Feb. 18) of aggravated obstruction of a highway and possession of cocaine. As a multiple offender, he faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced April 21 by District...
Jury Convicts Former Franklinton Town Clerk of Theft
FRANKLINTON—A Washington Parish jury found Capriece Dawson, 43, a former Franklinton town clerk, guilty of theft over $1,500 and malfeasance in office Thursday (Feb. 4) for stealing money that resulted in losses of more than $115,000 to the town. Dawson faces up to 10...
Washington Parish Jury Convicts Man Who Sparked Massive 2011 Manhunt
FRANKLINTON—A Washington Parish jury found Kaunda Lopaz Magee, 40, guilty late Wednesday (Feb. 3) of several crimes he committed in 2011, when he broke into a home in Pine, raped the male occupant, and shot at police during a getaway that sparked a three-week,...
Jury Convicts Slidell Man of Attempted Rape of 5-year-old
COVINGTON—A St. Tammany Parish jury found Terral W. Brand, Jr., 33, of Slidell, guilty Wednesday (Feb. 3) of the attempted aggravated rape of a girl who was 5 years old at the time. Brand faces 10 to 50 years in prison when District Judge Allison H. Penzato sentences...
Man Driving While Naked on Mandeville Lakefront Pleads Guilty
COVINGTON—Keith A. Cangiamilla, 51, of Mandeville, pled guilty Tuesday (Jan. 26) to one count of obscenity for driving naked and exposing himself during an incident last summer along the Mandeville lakefront. District Judge Allison Penzato sentenced Cangiamilla to...
Bogalusa Man Gets Life in Prison; His Nephew Gets 60 years for 2014 Murder
FRANKLINTON—David C. Allen, 46, of Bogalusa, was sentenced to life in prison Monday after pleading guilty to first-degree murder and other charges for his role in the stabbing death of a Bogalusa...
District Attorney Warren Montgomery Notes First Year Achievements
COVINGTON— District Attorney Warren Montgomery marked his first year in office this week by noting a number of accomplishments that have helped to create an overall more professional, competent, and ethical operation. “It has been my honor and privilege to serve the...
Jury Convicts New Orleans Man of Defrauding Covington Bank
COVINGTON—A St. Tammany Parish jury convicted Jeffrey Valentine, 52, of New Orleans, Tuesday (Jan. 12) of bank fraud for trying to cash a fraudulent check for $1,982.10 at a Mandeville bank in June 2014. Valentine, who has at least two prior convictions, faces five to...
Slidell Man Charged with Aggravated Arson
David F. Rutledge, 58, of Slidell, has been charged with aggravated arson and 32 counts of attempted second degree murder for causing a fire that heavily damaged the Act X Condominium Complex, located at 4504 Pontchartrain Drive in Slidell. The District Attorney’s...