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CRIME & SAFETY
WNC sailor's tragic death spurs family's fight against Navy
ETOWAH, N.C. (WLOS) — This month marks two years since a young sailor from Etowah, N.C., tragically drowned in the Baltic Sea while serving aboard the USS Arleigh Burke. His parents, Lee and Nikki Spearman, are now taking legal action against the U.S. Navy, alleging negligence in their son's death.
Bradley sentenced for trafficking fentanyl
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – John Edward Bradley, 50, of Cherokee, N.C., was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024 to seven years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for trafficking fentanyl, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. According to court documents...
'Evidence destroyed': Audit finds mold, 'serious issues' in Buncombe Sheriff evidence room
ASHEVILLE - A recent assessment found the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office evidence room is over capacity and auxiliary storage areas have a worsened mold issue, which was first discovered in 2019. While pursuing accreditation from the Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Sheriff Quentin Miller requested a third-party assessment of the evidence room. CALEA sets standards for every aspect of law enforcement agencies, from training to the use of deadly force to evidence keeping. ...
APD Arrest Probation Violator on Drug & Gun Charges
Asheville -- August 15, 2024: Asheville Police arrested a man wanted for probation violations and multiple open. warrants on drug and gun charges Tuesday afternoon. While conducting proactive enforcement, APD detectives attempted to make contact with Kwantez Marquis Tobe around. 4:21 p.m. on August 13. Tobe had open warrants for...
County Received Nearly $5 Million To Release Arrestees
Buncombe County – Weaverville resident Ryan Houston shot a deputy last year. Yet, he was out on bond when he allegedly killed his girlfriend Malerie Crisp, assaulted a McDowell County man and stole his truck, then took another car, crashing it into newly retired Mars Hill Chief of Police Mike Boone, resulting in Boone’s death. Boone was a 32-year veteran of law enforcement, and Houston also lost his life in the incident.
Plastic surgeon’s murder investigation uncovers unlikely suspect on ‘Dateline’
Investigators uncovered a trail of clues pointing to an unlikely killer after prominent plastic surgeon and local musician, Dr. Frank "Buddy" McCutcheon, was murdered in his Asheville, North Carolina home.
Local business owner says $37,000 worth of electric, mountain bikes stolen
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Jeff Greiner, who owns the Adventure Center of Asheville, is doing his own detective work after he says thieves broke into his locked bike shop on the property and stole eight bikes worth more than $37,000. “It was so frustrating and disappointing,” said Greiner.
4th person charged in assault at library
The Asheville Police Department charged a fourth person after an assault of three seminar attendees at the West Asheville Library on June 29, this time for allegedly possessing one of the attendee’s stolen phones, the Asheville Citizen Times reported on Aug. 8. Specifically, the ACT noted, Bex Echo Hellbender...
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