Bogalusa Man Sentenced to 12 Years

District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that James R. Miley, age 41 and from Bogalusa, pleaded guilty just prior to jury selection on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 to possession of a firearm. Miley was sentenced to 12 years with the Department of Corrections by District Judge Raymond S. Childress. Miley has 6 prior felony convictions.

On June 9, 2020, about 1:36 p.m., deputies responded to a disturbance. Upon their arrival, the victim advised that his son, James Miley, had been drunk for three days and behaving oddly. He had become concerned about his safety when the defendant had gotten the guns out of the victim’s bedroom and laid them on a chair in the house to threaten the victim. The victim was able to sneak away to a neighbor’s house at one point to call the police. Deputies located the defendant passed out on the bathroom floor. A .22 caliber rifle was located on his bed. A long rifle and a double barrel shotgun were observed in the living room on a chair.

District Attorney Warren Montgomery would like to thank Deputies Allen Dupre and James Gregorio who investigated the matter on behalf of the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office and ADA Luke Lancaster and Investigator Tommie Sorrell from the D.A.’s Office, for their work on this case.