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Lacombe Man Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Lacombe Man Guilty of Second Degree Murder In Case Involving Body Dumped in Santa Rosa County, Florida July 12, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on July 12, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated for less than an hour before returning guilty...
Abita Springs Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter and is Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Abita Springs Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter and is Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison July 2, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on July 1, 2024, 26-year-old Dain McCann of Abita Springs pled guilty to manslaughter and...
Angie Man Faces Mandatory Life Sentence in Violent Crime Spree
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Angie Man Faces Mandatory Life Sentence in Violent Crime Spree Following Guilty Verdicts by Washington Parish Jury July 2, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on June 28, 2024, a Washington Parish jury deliberated for 27 minutes...
Former Bogalusa Firefighter Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison After Guilty Plea to Charges Relating to Sexual Assault of St. Tammany Parish Nursing Home Resident
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Former Bogalusa Firefighter Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison After Guilty Plea to Charges Relating to Sexual Assault of St. Tammany Parish Nursing Home Resident June 30, 2024 District Attorney Collin...
Lacombe Man Convicted of Second Degree Murder
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lacombe Man Convicted of Second Degree Murder After Fatally Stabbing and Dismembering Girlfriend June 29, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on June 27, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated for approximately 20 minutes...
Former St. Tammany Parish Police Officer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Former St. Tammany Parish Police Officer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison Following Guilty Plea to Child Pornography Charges June 27, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on June 24, 2024, former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s...
Slidell Woman Indicted for Second Degree Murder
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COBVINGTON Slidell Woman Indicted for Second Degree Murder June 20, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on June 19, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted 23-year-old Jada Rivera of Slidell for one count of Second degree...
Washington Parish Grand Jury Indicts Three Bogalusa Teenagers in Connection with Fatal Shooting at Bogalusa High School
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2024 Washington Parish Grand Jury Indicts Three Bogalusa Teenagers in Connection with Fatal Shooting at Bogalusa High School Franklinton - District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on June 4, 2024, a Washington Parish grand jury...
Slidell Man Found Guilty of Raping Young Girl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESlidell Man Found Guilty of Raping Young GirlMay 30, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on May 30, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish 12-person jury found 56-year-old Tommy Adolph Culotta of Slidell guilty of the second degree rapeof a young...
Washington Parish Jury Finds Inmate Guilty in Attack on Guard
J. Collin Sims District Attorney FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington Parish Jury Finds Inmate Guilty in Attack on Guard May 24, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on May 22, 2024, a Washington Parish jury found 51-year-old Bruce Stipe of New Orleans guilty...