Slidell Man Convicted of Second-Degree Murder, Attempted Second-Degree...
District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on Friday, October 9, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 22-year-old Deanthony Ashawn Williams of Slidell, Louisiana, guilty as charged on all counts...
View ArticleSlidell Man Sentenced to Statutory Maximum for Workplace Sexual Battery
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that today, Honorable Judge Tara Farris Zeller sentenced Kaelan Jackson, 25, of Slidell, Louisiana, to 10 years in prison, the maximum penalty allowed by...
View ArticleConvicted Felon Brandon Williams Apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Lake Charles
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that Brandon Justin Lee Williams, 38, of New Orleans, who was convicted last month of multiple violent offenses and subsequently fled justice, has been...
View ArticleTwo Men Convicted of Second-Degree Murder in 2021 Bogalusa Shooting Over...
District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on Friday, October 2, 2026, a Washington Parish jury found Tauj Taplin, 24, of Amite, Louisiana, and Quardaviaon White, 24, from McComb, Mississippi,...
View ArticleSt. Tammany Parish Jury Finds New Orleans Man Guilty of Rape and Domestic...
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that on September 23, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish jury found Brandon Justin Lee Williams, 38, of New Orleans, guilty on all counts following a trial before...
View ArticleSlidell Man Convicted of Attempted Armed Robbery Following Incident at Local...
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that on Thursday, September 17, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 43-year-old Robert Chase Revere of Slidell, Louisiana, guilty as charged of attempted...
View ArticleDA Collin Sims Announces Significant Local Multi-Agency Operation Striking...
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announced that on Thursday, September 17, 2026, a synchronized, multi-agency operation in Bogalusa led to the execution of four search warrants and six arrest warrants...
View ArticleJury Selection Cut Short as Abita Springs Man Accepts 50-Year Prison Term for...
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that on the second day of jury selection, 31-year-old Allen Edward Tate, Jr. of Abita Springs, Louisiana, abruptly pleaded guilty before the Honorable Judge...
View ArticleDerrick Fairley Sentenced to Mandatory Life in Prison for Fentanyl Overdose...
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that today, District Judge Martin Coady sentenced 43-year-old Derrick Fairley of Angie, Louisiana, to life imprisonment without the benefit of parole,...
View ArticleSt. Tammany Parish Grand Jury Indicts Two Defendants in Separate Cases for...
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury returned true bills indicting two individuals in separate, unrelated cases involving...
View ArticleSt. Tammany Grand Jury Indicts Three Individuals in Separate Violent Crime,...
District Attorney Collin J. Sims announces that on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury returned true bills indicting three individuals on serious felony charges across two...
View ArticleWashington Parish Jury Convicts Derrick Fairley of Second-Degree Murder in...
Jury Deliberates Just 30 Minutes Before Returning a Guilty Verdict District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on Thursday, August 27, 2026, a Washington Parish jury returned a guilty verdict in...
View ArticleBogalusa Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for 2022 First-Degree Murder of...
District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on Thursday, August 27, 2026, 54-year-old David Huey Rester, Jr., of Bogalusa, Louisiana, pleaded guilty as charged to First Degree Murder in connection...
View ArticleFolsom Resident Convicted of Sexual Battery and Indecent Behavior Involving a...
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announced that today, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 23-year-old Jamonte Keenan Crosby, originally from San Pablo, California, and residing in Folsom, Louisiana, at...
View ArticleCovington Man Convicted on Weapons Charges After Armed Standoff with St....
District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish jury found Trevell Hills, 27, of Covington, Louisiana, guilty as charged on firearm offenses following a...
View ArticleSlidell Man Found Guilty as Charged on Narcotics Trafficking Violations...
District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that today, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 66-year-old Eugene McKnight of Slidell, Louisiana, guilty as charged on all counts relating to narcotics...
View Article22nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office Opioid Initiative and DEA FORT...
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that the 22nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office Opioid Initiative, in close partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Fentanyl Overdose...
View ArticleCo-Defendant Hakheim Young Sentenced to Life in Prison for Fatal Bogalusa...
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that today, July 27, 2026, 19-year-old Hakheim Young of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was sentenced to life in prison without the benefit of parole for his role in...
View ArticleMississippi Man Sentenced to Maximum Term of 10 Years Without Parole for...
District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that today, the Honorable Judge Richard Swartz sentenced 56-year-old Michael Stanley Lang of Poplarville, Mississippi, to 10 years in prison at the...
View ArticleNew Orleans Man Convicted in String of Armed Robberies at Slidell Convenience...
District Attorney Collin J. Sims announces that on July 16, 2026, a St. Tammany Parish jury found 36-year-old Kevin Borden of New Orleans, Louisiana, guilty on all counts for a string of armed...
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