A Jefferson Parish judge on Thursday (June 18) sentenced Terry Reed to 80 years in prison for his conviction of sexually abusing teenaged boys in his Terrytown home under the guise of acting as their pastor.  Reed, 66, was convicted by a Jefferson Parish jury on May 6 of two counts of third-degree rape and two counts of molestation of a …

A Jefferson Parish jury on Wednesday night (June 17) found serial burglar Larce Spikes guilty of breaking into homes in Metairie, at times disguising himself as a utility worker as he cut cable and internet lines to the homes to bypass security systems. Spikes, 54, of New Orleans East, was convicted of four counts of …

Here’s a look at happenings in Jefferson Parish’s 24th Judicial District Court this week.   Tomas Juan Cruz guilty of sexually abusing a child A Jefferson Parish jury on Thursday evening (June 11) found Tomas Juan Cruz guilty of sexually abusing a 3 ½-year-old child in Metairie more than 15 years ago. Cruz, 55, formerly …

A Jefferson Parish judge on Wednesday (May 27) sentenced Michael Pampas to life in prison for his conviction of raping a 12-year-old he contacted using a social media app before eventually videorecording himself as he sexually abused the child. Pampas, 31, of Harvey, was convicted last week of first-degree rape of a juvenile under age …

Jefferson Parish juries returned with guilty verdicts this week in unrelated child sexual abuse cases. Michael Pampas On Thursday (May 21), Michael Pampas, 31, of Harvey, was convicted as charged of first-degree rape of a juvenile under age 13, indecent behavior with a juvenile under age 13 and production of pornography involving a child under …