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Two suspects were arrested late Thursday in connection to the brutal stabbing death of 23-year-old Marine Corps sergeant Ryan Lekosky, who was killed in the French Quarter following a fight with a man who made derogatory comments about Lekosky's wife. Melvin Clay, 37, and Heliana Amrine, 21, were arrested shortly after 9 p.m. at the intersection of Dauphine Street and Bienville street, just one block from the scene of the killing, said New Orleans Police Department spokeswoman officer Shereese Harper.Clay was booked with second-dattregree murder and is being held in lieu of $1 million bail. Amrine, his girlfriend, was booked...

New Orleans police are asking the public to help find a man who investigators believe is responsible for the Oct. 31 stabbing death in the French Quarter of Ryan Lekosky -- a 23-year-old Marine sergeant from Metairie.The suspect has a dark complexion with a small to medium build, according to police. He may be in his mid-30s and stands about 5 feet, 8 inches tall.When the stabbing occurred Sunday at 3:38 a.m. at Dauphine and Iberville streets, the suspect was wearing gold-framed, aviator-styled sunglasses with dark lenses. He may have had a diamond stud in each ear, police said. He...