July 2020

Jul08

10-year-old Slidell Girl Dies After Sustaining Neck Wound

A 10-year-old girl died after she was stabbed in the neck early Tuesday (July 7) morning at her Slidell-area residence. Shortly after 1 a.m. on Tuesday, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 900 block of Channel Bend in Slidell in reference to a child who had been cut on her neck. When deputies arrived at the residence, family members informed them the child had…
Jul11

STPSO Working Slidell-area Shooting

  ***UPDATE*** Christopher Bridges (DOB 10/18/1996) of Slidell was arrested Wednesday (July 15) by the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Apprehension Task Force in connection with the shooting incident that occurred Saturday (July 11) at his residence in the 100 block of Westminster Drive near Slidell. Bridges was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail on the following charges: L.RS. 14:27.30 Attempted First-degree Murder L.R.S. 14:37.4 Aggravated Assault with a Firearm (four…
Jul15

Daycare Worker Arrested After Child Injured

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested an employee of a Slidell-area daycare after she broke the arm of a child in her care. On July 8, workers at a daycare facility on Rosemeade Drive in Slidell contacted the parents of a 2-year-old child to inform them their child was injured and needed to be brought to a hospital. Once at the hospital, X-rays confirmed the child’s arm had…
Jul17

Sheriff’s Office to Hold Tax Sale Online

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO PAY DELINQUENT TAXES St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith reminds the public the annual tax sale for delinquent 2019 taxes will occur online this year in order to abide by all Covid-19 recommendations and requirements. The sale will be held online at www.zeusauction.com beginning Monday, July 27 at 8 a.m. and concluding at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28.  Online sales are conducted on a first-come-first-served basis. …
Jul17

STPSO Searching for Missing Boater

***UPDATE*** The STPSO Marine Division located and recovered a body believed to be that of William Segrave while searching Saturday (July 18) morning in Lake Pontchartrain. Members of the Marine Division searched, with the assistance of Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries, the U.S. Coast Guard and family members, until dark Friday (July 17) and resumed the search Saturday morning. The body was recovered at approximately noon Saturday near the I-10 Twin Spans.…
Jul17

Mandeville Woman Arrested on Theft Charge

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Mandeville-are woman for theft after it was discovered she embezzled more than a half-million dollars from a local business. On Friday (July 17), the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Financial Crimes Unit arrested and booked Megan Bagley Rivolo (7/26/1986) into the St. Tammany Parish Jail for the charge of L.R.S. 14:67.B.1 Felony Theft Over $25,000.  Rivolo was employed at a local…
Jul18

STPSO Currently Working An Apparent Homicide

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating what appears to be an apparent homicide case with two victims, which occurred today (July 18) in the Big Branch area.  This is an ongoing investigation, and additional information will be provided as it becomes available.
Jul19

STPSO Investigating After Bodies Found Inside Vehicle in Big Branch

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two bodies were located Saturday (July 18) inside a vehicle in the Big Branch area near Lacombe. At approximately 3:30 p.m. Saturday, a passerby contacted the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office after observing an SUV parked on Bremerman Road with what appeared to be two deceased individuals inside. Upon arrival at the scene, deputies observed what appeared to be gunshot wounds…
Jul21

Two Arrested, Two Wanted in Double Homicide

***UPDATE*** Shannon Dale Amos Jr. (DOB 4/12/2001) was taken into custody Tuesday evening (July 21). He was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail on two counts of L.R.S. 14:30 First Degree Murder and one count of L.R.S. 14:32.6 First Degree Feticide. Mikayl Dietrich Young (DOB1/4/2001) still remains at large. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office at (985) 898-2338 or…
Jul21

STPSO Arrests Two Following Search of Covington-area Residence

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force arrested two men last week and recovered a large cache of narcotics following a search of a Covington-area residence. Detectives with the Narcotics Task Force, executed a search warrant Friday (July 17) at a residence in the 100 block of Swallow Street in Covington following a narcotics investigation.  Detectives discovered approximately 1,884 grams (4.1 pounds) of methamphetamine, $5,405 in United States…
Jul24

Three More Booked in Double Homicide

Three more individuals have been booked in connection with the double homicide that occurred Saturday (July 18) in the Big Branch area near Lacombe, bringing the total number arrested in connection with the crime up to six. Monday (July 20), the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested Peter Reimonenq (DOB 7/17/2002) and Christopher Roberts (DOB 11/27/2000) in connection with the murders. Both men were booked into the St. Tammany Parish…

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