Two Kings Beach residents were arrested Oct. 31 on myriad charges following the burglary of a home on Olympic Boulevard in Truckee the prior weekend.

Stewart DeVaney, 21, and Simon Wyss, 19, were arrested by Truckee police detectives at their home on charges including striking a woman across her forehead with the butt of a rifle, causing a serious laceration that needed more 25 staples to close, burglary, being armed in the commission of a felony, possession of stolen property, armed robbery, and narcotics charges.

On Oct. 28, a woman arrived at a friend’s home on Olympic Boulevard in Truckee where she was confronted by two men wearing ski masks and armed with rifles, according to officers. One of the men struck her with the butt of a rifle causing the laceration to her head. The two men then fled from the home, which appears to have contained a marijuana grow.

Police believe the suspects wanted to steal marijuana.

During the search of the suspects’ residence, detectives located one of the rifles that is believed to have been used in the assault. This rifle had been stolen in an earlier residential burglary. Jewelry, money, and narcotics that are suspected to have been stolen from the home were also located and seized as evidence.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report