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Franklinton Man Gets Life Sentence for Aggravated Rape of 6-year-old Girl
FRANKLINTON—Stanley L. Green, 36, of Franklinton, was sentenced Wednesday (Dec. 2) to spend the rest of his life in prison for the aggravated rape of a girl who was 6 years old when the incidents occurred. A Washington Parish jury found Green guilty Nov. 18 of...
Two Slidell Men Sentenced for Roles in 2013 Murder
COVINGTON— Darion Causey, 23, of Slidell, pled guilty Monday (Nov. 30) to obstruction of justice and accessory after the fact for helping to cover up a 2013 slaying in Slidell. District Judge Allison...
Franklinton Man Is Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for 2011 Shooting Death
FRANKLINTON—James Frank Earl, 45, was sentenced Monday (Nov. 30) as a multiple offender to 60 years in prison for manslaughter in the 2011 shooting death of a 45-year-old man. Earl has multiple prior felony convictions. Assistant District Attorney Nick Noriea...
Bogalusa Man Gets Life in Prison As Multiple Offender for Selling Drugs
FRANKLINTON—James Spikes, Sr., 58, of Bogalusa, received the maximum sentence of life imprisonment Monday (Nov. 30) under the state’s multiple offender law for distributing oxycodone during a 2013 undercover drug operation. Spikes has 17 prior felony convictions and a...
Slidell Man To Be Sentenced Jan. 6 for Attempted Murder of Brother and Friend
COVINGTON— Local rapper Dondrique Lewis, 27, of Slidell, is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 6 by District Judge Scott Gardner for the attempted second-degree murder of his half brother and a longtime friend in a shooting incident three years ago in Slidell. A St....
Jury Finds Franklinton Man, 60, Guilty of Attempted Burglary of Alderman’s Home
FRANKLINTON—A Washington Parish jury found William Washington, 60, of Franklinton, guilty Tuesday of attempted simple burglary for an incident in June when he was discovered in Alderman T.J. Butler’s garage without permission. Washington’s sentencing hearing has been...
Statement from District Attorney Warren Montgomery Opposing Proposition No. 5
I oppose Proposition 5 on the Nov. 21st ballot because it is not in the best interests of the people of St. Tammany Parish. This amendment to the Home Rule Charter would remove the District Attorney’s Office as the legal representative for the Parish President, Parish...
Slidell Man Gets 40 Years in Prison for Manslaughter
COVINGTON—Andrew J. Sumner, 22, of Slidell, has been sentenced to 40 years at hard labor for manslaughter in the 2012 death of a woman who was stabbed to death and set on fire in her Slidell apartment. Judge Allison H. Penzato sentenced Sumner Thursday (Oct. 29) for...
Abita Springs Man Pleads Guilty to Molesting a 16-Year-Old Girl
COVINGTON—Joshua Hanson, 27, of Abita Springs, was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday (Oct. 22), after pleading guilty to molestation of a juvenile and carnal knowledge of a juvenile for incidents more than two years ago with a 16-year-old girl. Hanson first...
Washington Parish Transportation Manager Gets Six-Month Prison Sentence
FRANKLINTON—Russell Lavell Gerald, 46, transportation manager for the Washington Parish Public Works Department, was sentenced to six months in prison Friday (Oct. 16) after District Judge Scott C. Gardner revoked his probation. Gerald was on probation for previous...