News Release: UPDATE: Four Arrested in Crestmont Rd Shooting
09/09/26
Sheriff Leon Lott announces the arrests of four suspects in connection with the shooting on Crestmont Rd yesterday.
On September 8, 2026, while deputies were on scene for the shooting, witnesses were able to provide a description of the suspect vehicle. Deputies were circulating the surrounding area when a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle was observed in the area of Hardscrabble Rd. and Sloan Rd. Deputies attempted to stop the vehicle and it fled. A pursuit ensued and ended in the 100 block of Winterberry Ln where several suspects ran from the vehicle. The suspect vehicle was left in drive and rolled into a house in the area causing damage.
Deputies pursued the suspects on foot and a K-9 track was started. Deputies located four suspects identified as Kylen Barze (19; DOB: 01/09/07), Lawrence Scott (19; DOB: 12/01/06), Roy Jackson Jr (18; DOB: 06/17/08), and Jairus McClary (18; DOB: 06/19/08).
All four suspects were placed under arrest. Barze, identified as the driver, was charged with Attempted Murder, Attempted Armed Robbery, Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime, Reckless Driving, Failure to Stop for Blue Lights and Siren, Resisting Arrest with a Deadly Weapon, Malicious Injury to Property, and PWID Marijuana. Scott was charged with Attempted Murder and Attempted Armed Robbery. Jackson Jr was charged with Attempted Murder, Attempted Armed Robbery, and Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime. McClary was charged with Attempted Murder and Attempted Armed Robbery. All suspects were transported to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center where they are awaiting a bond hearing.
