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St. Tammany Sergeant Killed in Slidell

Posted on 3/23/25 at 4:31 pm
Posted by Nolalakeview
Member since Feb 2015
1864 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 4:31 pm
SIAP
RIP - Sgt. Grant Candies
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A sergeant with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office was killed and a New Orleans Police Department officer was injured early Sunday while assisting in a pursuit on Interstate 10, authorities said.


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The pursuit ended when the suspect's car crashed into a New Orleans Police Unit in Orleans Parish near I-10 and Crowder.


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Sgt. Grant Candies' death, saying the sergeant was deploying a spike strip near the Oak Harbor exit when he was fatally struck by the fleeing suspect’s vehicle earlier that morning.



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a nine-year veteran of the Sheriff's Office who also served in the U.S. Marine Corps.



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Candies began working with the Sheriff's Office nearly a decade ago and was promoted to sergeant in 2023. That same year he was named STPSO deputy of the year. He was married and had two children, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Fox8


WWL
This post was edited on 3/23/25 at 5:30 pm
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
13610 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 4:35 pm to
Damn. Sad news.
Deploying spike strips is an art form and dangerous. Often, they like to throw spike strips right in front of the fleeing vehicle so the driver doesn’t have time to evade them.

Posted by Hodag
Northwoods
Member since Sep 2024
1083 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 4:46 pm to
Terrible.

Burn those juveniles to death.
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
284804 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 4:55 pm to
St Tammany is a shite hole
Posted by Nolalakeview
Member since Feb 2015
1864 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 4:59 pm to
You meant to say Nola is, not St. Tammany. The juveniles are usually from Nola.
They always drive to the Northshore and commit their crimes, then head back to New Orleans.
This post was edited on 3/23/25 at 5:48 pm
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
33946 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 5:01 pm to
Godspeed brother.
Posted by Proximo
Member since Aug 2011
20018 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 5:17 pm to
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by Lester Earl

Piece of shite
Posted by O
Mandeville
Member since Oct 2011
6633 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 5:41 pm to
God bless this man. Prayers for his wife and kids.
Posted by Smeg
Member since Aug 2018
12234 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 5:45 pm to
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St Tammany is a shite hole

What do you think of New Orleans?
Posted by jorconalx
alexandria
Member since Aug 2011
9687 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 5:47 pm to
Will still take them a while to reach Nola status. Should just nuke it and start over somewhere else
Posted by Gulf Coast Tiger
Ms Gulf Coast
Member since Jan 2004
19223 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 5:48 pm to
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Damn. Sad news.
Deploying spike strips is an art form and dangerous. Often, they like to throw spike strips right in front of the fleeing vehicle so the driver doesn’t have time to evade them.


We have lost way to many officers deploying these things. I refused to use them because of the danger to the deploying officer
Posted by gizmothepug
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2015
8075 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 5:48 pm to
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St Tammany is a shite hole


St. Tammany, Tangi and Washington Parishes have problems, but nothing compared to the ghetto trash that resides in New Orleans. That’s a fact.
Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
20878 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 6:00 pm to
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Lester Earl


Consistently one of the worse human beings here.
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
28316 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 6:07 pm to
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We have lost way to many officers deploying these things. I refused to use them because of the danger to the deploying officer


Seems like a business opportunity to build a remote deploying device. There is nothing fundamentally difficult about the concept.
Posted by Swagga
504
Member since Dec 2009
17359 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 6:07 pm to
Really question the logic of the spike strip. If they were headed back to New Orleans cut them off on the twin span. There’s no reason to risk your life right before the twin span entrance. Only one way in and out of that bridge.

Sad story, but the people in the car are totally screwed for a long time.

St Tammany should send a message. I know Jefferson, St. Bernard, and St. Charles are all hoping they do.
Posted by J Murdah
Member since Jun 2008
39973 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 6:09 pm to
If we can snipe hogs from a moving helicopter we should be able to blow the brains out of juveniles who run from the cops in the same manner
Posted by tLSU
Member since Oct 2007
8659 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 6:10 pm to
Driver is from Slidell.
Posted by gizmothepug
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2015
8075 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 6:12 pm to
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St Tammany should send a message.


Everyone in that car should be charged with murder.
Posted by Nolalakeview
Member since Feb 2015
1864 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 6:15 pm to
Yes, thanks, I just read that. They released his name.

Adrian Waughtal, 17 yrs old
This post was edited on 3/23/25 at 6:18 pm
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
30643 posts
Posted on 3/23/25 at 6:29 pm to
Know the family. Good people. Hate this for them.
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