By Pat Culverhouse
A second suspect in an April shooting incident on Stone St. in Minden is now in custody after he was identified during a Friday traffic stop on Interstate 20.
Treveontae D. Walker, 19, is facing a litany of charges including four counts of attempted second degree murder for his part in the shooting where four suspects allegedly fired more than 50 shots at a group of people attending a Sunday barbecue. One person was grazed by a bullet in the incident.
Walker, a Bossier City resident who formerly lived in Homer, was the passenger in a vehicle stopped by MPD Officer Cody James for a traffic violation on Interstate 20. After reportedly noticing the smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle, the officer reportedly ran an information check on both occupants.
According to information Officer James received, Walker was the subject of an active warrant for a burglary which occurred in February of this year. He reportedly was placed in custody and taken to police headquarters.
Det. Matthew Hicks, who is investigating the April shooting, identified Walker as one of the suspects through information gathered from citizens and social media. An arrest warrant was secured and Walker now faces a total of 11 counts in connection with the shooting plus the simple burglary charge.
In addition to the four counts of attempted second degree murder, Walker is also charged with one count of illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities, two counts of aggravated criminal damage to property and four counts of simple criminal damage to property.
Walker is currently being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center under bonds totaling $1,140,000.
Currently in custody for his alleged part in the Stone St. shooting is 23-year-old Jayshun Damarcus Miller of Homer who was arrested in June by Claiborne Parish detectives on an MPD warrant.
Miller, who investigators say was the alleged driver in the incident, is also facing 11 charges in the incident. He is being held under a $1,175,000 bond.
Minden Chief of Police Jared McIver said the shooting incident remains under investigation.
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.