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Washington Parish Grand Jury Indicts Four Washington Parish Men for Attempted First-Degree Murder and Other Charges in Bogalusa Drive-By Shooting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2024 Washington Parish Grand Jury Indicts Four Washington Parish Menfor Attempted First-Degree Murder and Other Charges in Bogalusa Drive-By Shooting Franklinton - District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on May 6, 2024, a Washington...
Washington Parish Grand Jury Indicts Two 15-Year-Old Bogalusa Boys for Murder and Six Attempted Murders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2024 Washington Parish Grand Jury Indicts Two 15-Year-Old Bogalusa Boysfor Murder and Six Attempted Murders Franklinton - District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on May 6, 2024, a Washington Parish grand jury indicted Frank Parker,...
Mt. Herman Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting 7-year-old Girl and is Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mt. Herman Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting 7-year-old Girl and is Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison May 6, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on May 2, 2024, 28-year-old Edward Devonta Taylor of Mount Herman, pled guilty...
St. Tammany Parish Jury Finds Slidell Man Guilty of Revenge Murder
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Tammany Parish Jury Finds Slidell Man Guilty of Revenge Murder May 3, 2024 COVINGTON – District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on May 2, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 34-year-old Jules “Pop” Johnson of Slidell, guilty of the...
St. Tammany Parish Jury Finds Honduran Man Guilty of Sexual Battery and Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Tammany Parish Jury Finds Honduran Man Guilty of Sexual Battery and Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile April 19, 2024 COVINGTON – District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on April 17, 2024, after a 17-minute deliberation, a St. Tammany...
St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury Indicts Slidell Man For Murder Relating to Death of a 2-Year-Old Girl
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2024 St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury Indicts Slidell ManFor Murder Relating to Death of a 2-Year-Old Girl COVINGTON - District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on April 17, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted Christopher...
St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury Indicts Slidell Man for Rape of Young Child
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2024 St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury Indicts Slidell Man for Rape of Young Child COVINGTON - District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on April 17, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted Lenin Antonio Munoz-Rivera, age 32 of...
St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury Indicts Slidell Man For The Aggravated Rapes of Two Young Girls
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2024 St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury Indicts Slidell Man For The Aggravated Rapes of Two Young Girls COVINGTON - District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on April 17, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted Ahmad Hassan Smith,...
Covington Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Two Young Girls and Is Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Covington Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Two Young Girls and Is Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison March 21, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims (Interim) reports that on March 20, 2024, 43-year-old Tristian Foster of Covington, pled guilty to...
Madisonville Man Pleads Guilty to Domestic Violence Charges and Is Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison
Madisonville Man Pleads Guilty to Domestic Violence Charges and Is Sentenced to35 Years in Prison FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims (Interim) reports that on March 12, 2024, 33-year-old Tavaris Pam of Madisonville, pled guilty...