By Pat Culverhouse

Coordinated raids of separate local residences during the early morning hours Thursday netted Minden police a pair of 17-year-old suspects wanted on warrants in connection with a firearm-related assault.

Police identified the pair as Derrian Markray, a resident of the 1000 block of Tillman Dr. and Jaylen Shine, who resides in the 100 block of Millard Fuller Dr.  Armed with search warrants, Minden police officers and members of the department’s Special Response Team struck both residences simultaneously just before 6:30 a.m. Thursday.

Both suspects were taken into custody without incident, Chief of Police Jared McIver said.

Markray is charged with criminal conspiracy to aggravated second degree battery, aggravated second degree battery and aggravated assault with a firearm. He reportedly is being held on a total bond of $110,000.

Shine’s charges include criminal conspiracy to aggravated second degree battery, principal to aggravated second degree battery and principal to aggravated assault with a firearm. His bond has been set at a total of $70,000.

Both were sought for allegedly pistol-whipping a victim earlier this month, then chasing him as he tried to escape a further beating.

Police searched both residences for weapons and reportedly found multiple magazines for different caliber firearms and an upper part for an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.

McIver said lead investigator on the case Det. Matthew Hicks is still gathering information on activities of the pair.

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.