A Message from Our District Attorney
As District Attorney, the principle by which I will run this office is to make decisions based on the merits, based on the facts, based on hard work and the results of that hard work. That’s the American way, the American Dream. We are blessed to live where we live. This is a great community. This is a great place to raise a family. This is a great place to start a business. This a great place to seek and follow the American Dream. And the reason that these things are true is, the people who live here. That’s what makes this a great community.
Mission Statment
The Office of District Attorney of the 22nd Judicial District is dedicated to the pursuit of truth and justice, protecting the public and serving our community through the ethical prosecution of criminal offenses and civil matters while safeguarding the rights of all citizens, including the accused.
Goals
▪ To help improve the quality of life for all residents of Washington and St. Tammany Parishes ▪ Create and maintain open communication to promote the best interests of the community, ensuring that the public is kept informed of the work we are doingRead more
Community Roundtable
News
Slidell Area Man Gets Life Sentence for 2011 Murder of Firefighter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 30, 2016 COVINGTON—Michael D. Lizana, 38, who lived just outside Slidell, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday (Sept. 29) after pleading guilty to first degree murder for fatally shooting a St. Tammany Parish firefighter and hiding his body in the trunk of a car in 2011. Lizana could have faced …
Habitual Offender Gets Life Sentence for Raping Carnival Worker
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 26, 2016 COVINGTON— District Judge Scott Gardner sentenced Alvin Davis, 57, of Slidell, as an habitual offender to life in prison Monday (Sept. 26) for raping a 21-year-old woman who was part of a traveling carnival in 2014. A St. Tammany Parish jury found Davis guilty of forcible rape in June. …
Covington Man Pleads Guilty to 79 Counts of Child Pornography
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 26, 2016 COVINGTON—Christopher Cote, 33, of Covington, pleaded guilty Thursday (Sept. 22) to 79 counts of child pornography, which was discovered during an undercover investigation last year. District Judge Peter J. Garcia sentenced Cote to 18 years in prison without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. The case …
D.A. Montgomery on Ringside Politics radio station WGSO
09/22/2016 District Attorney Warren Montgomery was a guest on Ringside Politics with Jeff Crouere this morning. Please listen below at 136.06. http://wgso.com/podcast/jeff/jeff092216.mp3
Slidell Man Pleads Guilty to Double Shooting in 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 21, 2016 COVINGTON—Rhamad R. Jackson, 27, of Slidell, pleaded guilty Monday (Sept. 19) to two counts of manslaughter and one count of burglary of an inhabited dwelling for shooting two men and burglarizing the home of one of them nearly six years ago. District Judge Reginald Badeaux sentenced Jackson to 20 …