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Slidell teenagers arrested, lethal chase, sergeant killed



Two extra teenagers have been arrested in reference to the demise of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Workplace sergeant.Michael Emanuel Lanier, 17 and Mason Paul Eugene Fischer, 17 of Slidell had been passengers within the automobile and have been arrested for the position they performed in his demise. The motive force, Adrian Waughtal, 17, was arrested Sunday morning in Orleans Parish as a fugitive after a St. Tammany deputy tried to provoke a site visitors cease earlier than Waughtal fled the scene at a excessive fee and refused to cease. Sergeant Grant Candies, with STPSO, was helping with the pursuit by deploying a spike strip on I-10 close to the Oak Harbor exit when Waughtal hit him, leading to his demise.Waughtal ultimately made it to Orleans Parish the place he crashed right into a New Orleans Police Unit close to I-10 and Crowder. An NOPD officer was injured however has since been launched. Deputies say the automobile was occupied by 5 folks. Waughtal is being charged with aggravated flight, first-degree homicide and tried first-degree homicide. Lanier is being charged with first-degree homicide and tried first-degree homicide.Fischer is being charged with first-degree homicide and tried first-degree homicide and possession with intent to distribute schedule 1 and obstruction of justice. That is an ongoing investigation and STPSO says extra arrests and extra fees are potential.

Two extra teenagers have been arrested in reference to the demise of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Workplace sergeant.

Michael Emanuel Lanier, 17 and Mason Paul Eugene Fischer, 17 of Slidell had been passengers within the automobile and have been arrested for the position they performed in his demise.

The motive force, Adrian Waughtal, 17, was arrested Sunday morning in Orleans Parish as a fugitive after a St. Tammany deputy tried to provoke a site visitors cease earlier than Waughtal fled the scene at a excessive fee and refused to cease.

Sergeant Grant Candies, with STPSO, was helping with the pursuit by deploying a spike strip on I-10 close to the Oak Harbor exit when Waughtal hit him, leading to his demise.

Waughtal ultimately made it to Orleans Parish the place he crashed right into a New Orleans Police Unit close to I-10 and Crowder.

An NOPD officer was injured however has since been launched.

Deputies say the automobile was occupied by 5 folks.

Waughtal is being charged with aggravated flight, first-degree homicide and tried first-degree homicide.

Lanier is being charged with first-degree homicide and tried first-degree homicide.

Fischer is being charged with first-degree homicide and tried first-degree homicide and possession with intent to distribute schedule 1 and obstruction of justice.

That is an ongoing investigation and STPSO says extra arrests and extra fees are potential.

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