Name: Federal investigator arrested for defamation in connection with unsolved murder of Covington woman
Uploaded: 9/17/2019 3:14:11 AM
Duration: 170
Description: The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office arrested a federal investigator on a criminal defamation charge for criticizing the STPSO and one of its own investigators, while leaking information about the high-profile murder of a Covington fire chief’s wife that has gone unsolved since 2017.

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Federal investigator arrested for defamation in connection with unsolved murder of Covington woman

Sources familiar with the investigation said the arrest is related to the investigation into the unsolved murder of Nanette Krentel in 2017.

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