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Grant Candies
Gender : Male
Age : 37
Race : White
Date : 03/23/2025
Location : Interstate 10 near Oak Harbor exit
City : Slidell
County : St. Tammany
State : Louisiana
Agency : St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty while placing stop sticks
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sgt. Grant Candies, a 37-year-old St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputy and U.S. Marine veteran, was killed in the early morning hours of March 23, 2025, while deploying spike strips on Interstate 10 near the Oak Harbor exit. He was struck by a vehicle fleeing from police at high speed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox8live.com/2025/03/23/st-tammany-deputy-struck-killed-early-sunday-by-fleeing-suspects-authorities-say/
https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/crime/st-tammany-deputy-killed-by-fleeing-driver-identified/289-45c3dd62-2220-42e1-9be3-42f9368e3c6e
https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/st-tammany-parish-deputy-grant-candies-killed/article_aa202ffc-e948-11ee-9eac-9bd9d3d1ba3a.html
https://www.wdsu.com/article/st-tammany-parish-deputy-killed-during-pursuit/60298583
https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/st-tammany-deputy-struck-and-killed-during-chase-suspect-arrested
