The driver and one of the passengers are now facing a kidnapping charge in connection with the pursuit that resulted in the death of St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Sergeant Grant Candies.
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Sergeant Candies was assisting with a pursuit early Sunday (March 23, 2025) morning when he was struck and killed by a vehicle being driven by 17-year-old Adrian Waughtal of Slidell. Waughtal was arrested for Aggravated Flight, First Degree Murder and Attempted First Degree Murder. He remains in custody and is being held without bond.
The vehicle was also occupied during the pursuit by four additional passengers.
Two of those passengers, 17-year-old Mason Paul Eugene Fischer, who was seated in the front passenger seat of the vehicle; and 17-year-old Michael Emanuel Lanier, who was seated in the rear seat of the vehicle with two females; were arrested and booked for First Degree Murder and Attempted First Degree Murder, after the investigation revealed they played a significant role in the pursuit and subsequently, Candies’ death. Fischer was released on bond Wednesday (March 26, 2025).
On Wednesday (March 26, 2025) night, warrants were issued for the arrest of Fischer (pictured right above) and Waughtal (pictured left above) for Second-degree Kidnapping after detectives learned through the investigation that once the pursuit began, Fischer and Waughtal refused to stop and allow the two females to exit the vehicle, despite repeated pleas from the females to do so. Waughtal was rebooked for Second-degree Kidnapping. Fischer was located late Wednesday (March 26, 2025) night at a residence in Slidell, and was brought back the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center, where he was booked on the warrant for Second-degree Kidnapping.
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