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...

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...

Jimmy McCrystal, 37, of Slidell, was sentenced Monday (Jan. 11) to serve 15 years in prison for simple burglary, theft of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, illegal possession of stolen things, and possession of methamphetamine. District Judge...

  Jeffrey Joseph Miller, 41, of Kenner, was sentenced Monday (Jan. 11) to serve 25 years in prison without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence on two counts of molestation of a juvenile. District Judge Scott Gardner sentenced him to 25...

Stephanie Matthews, 50, of Slidell, was sentenced Tuesday (Jan. 12) under the state’s habitual offender statute to serve 7 years in prison for possession of a legend drug (Gabapentin) during a traffic stop in Slidell on Aug. 27, 2014. She has multiple prior...

COVINGTON— Local rapper Dondrique Lewis, 28, of Slidell, was sentenced Wednesday (Jan. 6) to spend 15 years in prison for the attempted second-degree murder of his half brother and a longtime friend in a shooting incident three years ago in Slidell. District Judge...

Santa made an early delivery this week at two area nursing homes with a little help from District Attorney Warren Montgomery’s Office.  As part of a project called “Socks for Seniors,” staff members donated 67 pairs of warm, new socks to the Good Samaritan nursing...

  FRANKLINTON—A Washington Parish grand jury indicted Michael Cotton, 66, a former investigator for the District Attorney’s Office, Thursday (Dec. 17) on charges that he threatened a female drug offender to obtain sex, assisted her in possessing a narcotic called...

COVINGTON—A six-person jury found Louis Robertson, 57, of Slidell, guilty Tuesday of simple burglary for trying to steal a generator from a garage in February. Robertson faces up to 24 years in prison if he is sentenced as a habitual offender during a hearing Jan. 6...

FRANKLINTON—Glenn Guyn, 49, of Mount Hermon, was sentenced Monday (Dec. 7) as a multiple offender to 40 years in prison for operating a methamphetamine lab in his home. A Washington Parish jury found Guyn guilty of the crime on Oct. 13. The Washington Parish Drug Task...