VARNADO—Fifty years after the murder of Washington Parish’s first African American sheriff’s deputy, his friends, family and other members of the community came together Sunday (June 7) to celebrate his life. The afternoon service at New Zion Missionary Baptist Church...

FRANKLINTON—A Washington Parish jury on Wednesday convicted a 32-year-old New Orleans man of battery of a corrections facility officer for an incident that occurred last December in an Angie jail. The defendant, TwDarryl Toney, 32, of New Orleans, faces 3 1/3 years to...

COVINGTON—A St. Tammany Parish jury rejected a Slidell man’s claims that he was a confidential informant for the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and found him guilty Thursday (June 4) of two counts of distribution of cocaine, possession with the intent to...

COVINGTON—Forty-seven-year-old Richard A. Sharp pled guilty Wednesday (June 3) to racketeering and two felony counts of issuing worthless checks as part of an elaborate scheme to defraud a company and its investors. As part of the plea agreement, Sharp agreed to pay...

COVINGTON—A 34-year-old Slidell man pled guilty Monday (June 1) to four counts of possession of child pornography and 20 counts of production of child pornography. The defendant, David Michael Hall, was sentenced by Judge Allison H. Penzato to a total of 40 years in...

COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery launched a new website (www.collinsimsda.org) Tuesday (June 2) to provide easy access to news and information about his offices in St. Tammany and Washington parishes. The site is easy to navigate and provides lots of...

COVINGTON—District Attorney Warren Montgomery and his representatives recently presented his annual Leadership Award to local students at schools throughout St. Tammany Parish. The students were chosen by their schools for their leadership by example, positive...

He Praises High-Quality Staff, New Screening Program and Policy Manual In his first 100 days on the job, District Attorney Warren Montgomery has added a diverse group of experienced professionals to his staff, improved the screening of cases for prosecution, and...

COVINGTON—The District Attorney’s Office won back-to-back victories Wednesday (May 20) and Thursday (May 21) when prosecutors got a guilty verdict from a jury and then a guilty plea in two separate cases that involved sex crimes against victims younger than 13. A St....