Three Slidell teens indicted in death of St. Tammany Parish Sergeant Grant Candies
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Three Slidell teenagers were indicted on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in the death of St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office Sergeant Grant Candies.
According to the 22nd Judicial District Court, on March 25, Candies was hit and killed while deploying a spike strip to stop a vehicle in a high-speed pursuit.
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In connection to the investigation, 17-year-old Adrian Waughtal, 17-year-old Mason Fischer and 18-year-old Michael Lanier were indicted and face the following charges.
Waughtal:
Second-degree murder.
Aggravated assault with a motor vehicle upon a peace officer.
Aggravated flight from an officer.
Aggravated obstruction of a highway.
Obstruction of justice by tampering with evidence.
Conspiracy to distribute marijuana.
Fischer:
Second-degree murder.
Aggravated flight from an officer.
Aggravated obstruction of a highway.
Obstruction of justice by tampering with evidence.
Conspiracy to distribute marijuana.
Lanier:
Manslaughter.
Obstruction of justice by tampering with evidence.
Conspiracy to distribute marijuana.
Court officials say that, although the murder of a police officer allows for the potential imposition of the death penalty in Louisiana, due to a United States Supreme Court ruling, the death penalty would be off the table for the three suspects, as they were all under the age of 18 at the time the crime was committed.
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