ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — The trial for has been pushed back to next summer. During a pre-trial hearing Tuesday, Judge Alan Zaunbrecher scheduled trial for July 6, 2026. Previously, it was scheduled to begin in the upcoming weeks, on Oct. 6.

There was no reason given in open court for the delay.

A lawyer for 17-year-old Mason Fischer, who is facing charges including second degree murder, asked the judge to consider bond for his client. Fischer's lawyer argued the teenager is not a flight risk and he's only being charged because of the actions of the driver, Adrian Waughtal. Fischer's lawyer said he was initially released on a $200,000 bond before being arrested again for kidnapping charges in relation to Sgt. Candies' death and said holding Fischer without bond was "unconscionable and un

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