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Top New Orleans news: Slidell man faces kidnapping charges; teen charged in skateboarder's death

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Published on October 18, 2019
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Slidell man faces kidnapping charges

A Slidell man is facing aggravated kidnapping charges after he allegedly kidnapped his estranged girlfriend from a local motel Wednesday night, according to police. The girlfriend was found in New Orleans in good health, police said.

Read the full story on WDSU News.

JPSO deputy hurt during police chase

Authorities say a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office SUV crashed into a building in New Orleans on Thursday morning during a multi-parish chase.

Read the full story on WWL.

19-year-old faces murder charge in shooting death of skateboarder

Police say 19-year-old Christopher Steele has been charged with the second-degree murder of 22-year-old David Magee and with obstruction of justice in a homicide investigation. Steele is accused of fatally shooting the skateboarder outside a Gentilly skate park in June.

Read the full story on WGNOtv.

Fan has more than 60 Saints' signatures tattooed on his back

Brian Henry has more than 60 signatures from the New Orleans Saints, including owner Gayle Benson, all tattooed on his back.

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