The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the deaths of two Slidell area residents who were found last night dead in their home in the 200 block of South Military Rd.

Shortly before 9:00 pm last night, the Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a family member requesting a deputy to check on the couple, who had not been seen or heard from since Tuesday morning.

Deputies responded to the scene and discovered the man and woman deceased inside the residence.  Both individuals had gunshot wounds and a handgun was found at the scene.

The investigation in on-going; however, preliminary indications are that no one else was involved in the incident.

The coroner’s office is conducting autopsies today and is expected to release the identification of the two individuals, as well as the results of their findings on the cause of death.

The couple had been living together at the residence for approximately 10 years and both appeared to be in their 60’s.  Because next of kin notification has not yet been completed, the exact address is not yet being released.

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office will hold its annual surplus equipment auction Saturday, September 24, 2011.  The auction will be held at the Sheriff’s Office complex at 2070 Collins Blvd. in Covington (across from the Winn Dixie).

To participate in the auction, registration is required but is free.  Prospective bidders may pre-register and view equipment to be sold on Friday, September 24^th from 7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Registration will continue Saturday morning from 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.  The auction will begin at 10:00 a.m.  Refreshments will be sold benefiting a local charity.

Items to be sold include cars, trucks, vans, scrap iron, computer equipment, office furniture and other miscellaneous equipment. 

Forms of payment accepted are cash, certified funds, guaranteed funds, and credit card (Visa, Mastercard and Discovery only).

For more information, call 985-276-1375 or 985-276-1376.

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 19 year old Covington area man and booked him with indecent behavior with a juvenile.

Justin Froust (20053-A W. Galloway Rd, Covington – DOB: 5/4/92) was arrested yesterday, after investigators learned of several inappropriate, sexually explicit communications between Froust and a 15 year old juvenile.  The communications occurred via social networking sites.

The investigation involved deputies from St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes.  Froust had similar contact with an additional juvenile victim in Tangipahoa parish.

The St. Tammany juvenile indicated the contact with Froust began after the two met at a youth Fire Camp in Bush, Louisiana.  Froust was a volunteer fireman working at the camp.

During the course of the investigation, Froust admitted to having the conversations with the juveniles.

Froust has been booked with one count of indecent behavior with a juvenile and as a fugitive from Tangipahoa Parish.  He is being held in the St. Tammany Parish Jail on $25,000 bond.  A hold has been placed on him for Tangipahoa parish.