Two accused in St. Tammany Parish sergeant death face new charges
ST. TAMMANY PARISH (WGNO) — Additional charges have been added in the case surrounding the death of a St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's sergeant killed on March 23.
Sergeant Grant Candies was involved in a pursuit after a car driven by 17-year-old Adrian Waughta allegedly fled a traffic stop, leading deputies on a chase.
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In an attempt to stop the vehicle, Candies deployed a spike strip on Interstate 10 near the Oak Harbor exit when STPSO deputies say he was fatally hit by Waughtal.
Waughtal also reportedly caused a collision with a New Orleans Police Department Officer once the chase crossed parishes.
He was originally arrested for aggravated flight, first-degree murder and attempted first degree murder. Other passengers in the car were 17-year-old Mason Paul Eugene Fischer and 17-year-old Michael Emanuel Lanier were also booked on charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder.
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On Thursday, St. Tammany Parish deputies added kidnapping to Fischer's and Waughtal's list of charges, after deputies learned they allegedly refused to stop and let out two female passengers during the chase.
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