COVINGTON — District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on December 20, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish jury deliberated for slightly more than one hour before finding 43-year-old Felisia Grantham of Bush guilty of second degree murder and distribution of a narcotic drug to a person under age eighteen.
The charges result from the 2022 Fentanyl overdose death of a 15-year-old Covington girl. Assistant District Attorneys Iain Dover and Gary Tromblay presented the case to the jury. Judge Tara Zeller presided over the four-day trial. Detective Matthew Morrison with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Office spearheaded the investigation.
According to trial testimony, during the evening hours of July 12, 2022, sheriff’s deputies and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) were dispatched to the defendant’s Bush residence in response to a 911 call reporting an unresponsive female at the home. Upon arrival, responding personnel observed a 15-year-old girl lying on her back on a bedroom floor, exhibiting no signs of life. Attempts to resuscitate the young girl were unsuccessful. While tending to the victim, deputies noted the presence of illicit drugs and drug-related paraphernalia in the bedroom. Suspecting the girl’s death may have resulted from foul play, a criminal investigation was initiated…