By Pat Culverhouse

Bond has been set on three serious charges lodged against Derek Rodriquez Rice, the 32-year-old Minden man accused of robbing Burger King while armed with a hammer, and injuring two individuals who attempted to intervene.

Rice, who is currently being held in Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center, is now looking at bonds totaling $250,000 for one count of armed robbery and two counts of attempted second degree murder.

Rice was arrested shortly after 11 a.m. Saturday by Minden police officers following a foot chase from the scene of the robbery on Park Hwy. at Homer Rd. Officers were forced to use non-lethal devices and a taser to subdue the suspect.

In addition to armed robbery and attempted second degree murder, Rice is charged with three counts of resisting an officer, disturbing the peace and obstruction of a public highway. He is also charged on a pair of outstanding warrants.

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