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Pedestrian struck, killed by car on Sweeten Creek Road
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — An investigation is underway after police say a man was struck and killed by a vehicle on Sweeten Creek Road. A release from the Asheville Police Department says officers responded to the scene of a collision near the 4000 block of Sweeten Creek Road just before 10 p.m. on Aug. 8.
Marion Woman Charged with Fentanyl Possession
McDowell County -- August 15, 2024: McDowell County Sherrif's Office: McDowell County Sheriff's Deputies charged. Amanda Boone of Marion with Possession of a Schedule I Controlled Substance. Boone received a $30,000 secured bond. On April 28th, Deputies were conducting a driver’s license checkpoint on Fairview Road. The driver of the...
Woman Wanted In North Carolina Found Staying In Tent
A woman wanted in North Carolina was taken into custody in Greene County and is additionally facing drug charges. The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to Old Forge Campground around 11:30 AM Thursday at the request of Madison County, North Carolina in regard to a woman staying in a tent who had felony warrants from their jurisdiction.
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...
Marion Man Charged with Break-in and Larceny
Yancey County -- August 16, 2024: Robert Luther Dover, Jr. of Marion with felony Breaking or Entering, two counts of. Larceny After Breaking or Entering, and two counts of Obtaining Property by False Pretense. Dover was issued a $50,000 secured bond. On July 21st an Old Fort resident reported two...
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.
'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...
Yancey County Man Faces Solicit Child by Computer Charge
Yancey County -- August 16, 2024: An investigation conducted by the Yancey County Sheriff's Office has resulted. in the arrest of John Walter Willett, III, 67, of Burnsville. Willett had been engaging in the online solicitation of juveniles for sexual acts. Willett was taken into custody on August 13, 2024,...
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.
Asheville fugitive's monitor 175-hour signal loss: Pretrial release coordinator resigns
ASHEVILLE - A week after the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation launched a probe into Buncombe County’s Pretrial release services, a fleeing fugitive's pre-trial release coordinator resigned Aug. 9. Records show there were more than 240 alerts from Houston’s ankle monitor over the past year during his release from jail. Amid Ryan Houston’s...
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