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Arrest Made In Recent Home Invasion In South-East Shelby County

Release Date: January 17, 2006

Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a man this past weekend who, along with three other men, barged their way into a home in South-East Shelby County last week. They shot a man and took a large amount of money from the home.

On Saturday, Sheriff’s detectives arrested and charged Darnell Deener, 20, of Memphis, with the crime.

It happened just before 10 p.m. on January 11, 2006, in the 4800 block of Harvest Park, in the Harvest Knoll neighborhood, not far from Hacks Cross and Bill Morris Parkway.

Investigators say Vernon Taylor, 35, was visiting his cousin, Starla Durham, 24, and her boyfriend, Jermaine Carroll, who is 25 years old.

As Taylor took out the trash, investigators allege Deener and three other men, armed with guns forced him back into the home.

Once in the house, the robbers made everyone in the house, including Ms. Durham’s two teenaged nephews, lie on the floor.

After ransacking the house and taking cash, investigators say Deener shot Jermaine Carroll in the legs. Carroll was released from The Med this past weekend. The others in the house were not hurt.

Darnell Deener faces six charges. He has been charged with Especially Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Kidnapping, and four counts of Aggravated Assault.

Deener was released from the Shelby County Jail this past weekend on $150,000 bond.

Deputies have issued an arrest warrant for Marion Warren, 25, also of Memphis, who is one of the three other men wanted in connection with the home invasion. Warren is a black man, stands 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds.

Darnell Deener	Marion Warren

Anyone with information regarding Marion Warren’s whereabouts, or the other three men involved in the home invasion, is asked to call the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division at (901) 545-5600 or Crime Stoppers at (901) 528-CASH (2274).