Two arrested following search in SE Durham

Several law enforcement officers were searching Tuesday afternoon for a suspect in Durham, authorities said.

Posted 9:11 p.m. Jan 22, 2019 — Updated 12:52 a.m. Jan 23, 2019

Alfred Charles

, WRAL.com managing editor

DURHAM, N.C. — Two people have been arrested following a Tuesday afternoon search in Durham.

The Durham County Sheriff's Office said the multi-agency suspect search was happening in the 1500 block of Sherron Road in a largely residential neighborhood.

Authorities initially identified the subject of the search as Joshua McClain, 27, who is wanted on several charges, including murder.

They later said McClain was never involved in the search and the suspect in question was his brother, Jarret McClain, 24.

Jarrett McClain and Kairi Fulwood, 21, were taken into custody Tuesday evening in connection with the search. Authorities said charges were pending for both.

Several law enforcement cruisers were at the scene, including the Durham sheriff, the State Highway Patrol and Durham police.

The officers were primarily focused on a wooded area behind a subdivision in the area.

Last year, Durham police said they were looking for a Joshua Bernard McClain, 27, of Durham, who had been charged with murder in the death of Ly Teng Nhiayi, 32, of California. Nhiayi's body was found inside a car parked in the 5000 block of Guardian Drive on July 26. The car was parked on a dead-end road near a wooded area that borders Interstate 40.

Joshua McClain remains at large, but was not involved in Tuesday's incident.

Autopsy results found that Nhiayi had been shot.

Derrick Tyson, 40, of Bear Creek, and Reginald McClain, 28, and Walter Thorne-Price, 29, both of Durham, have been charged with murder. All three had been at the Durham County jail without bond. It was not immediately clear Tuesday if they were still in custody.

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