Their preliminary hearing was held Friday morning in Carter County Sessions Court.
After the hearing, Judge Keith Bowers Jr. bound over Jason Bryan Barber II, 18; Jediah Shane Glover, 20; and Zachary Scott Scalf, 20. Each is charged with first-degree murder, eight counts of aggravated assault reckless endangerment, possession of a firearm during commission of a felony and criminal conspiracy. The men are scheduled to appear in Carter County Criminal Court on April 12.
They remain in the Carter County Jail on pretrial confinement.
Bowers kept the bond for each man at $900,000. He also scheduled another preliminary hearing on Jan. 29 for Barber and Glover on counts of aggravated assault in a different shooting incident on Swimming Pool Road in Hampton.
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Mark Valdez, 13, was a loving kid.
“He was very protective and real caring,” said Bianca Valdez, his aunt. “He was a selfless young man. He was such an innocent boy. All he did was literally snack on snacks and play his video games and listen to music and dance. He loved to dance and was like any new teenager. He loved his anime. He wanted to be a ladies’ man.”