ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Michael Adarius Cornett, 37, was arrested after firing a gun into an occupied vehicle last Saturday.
No one was injured during the incident, which took place around 6:21 a.m., Saturday, March 14 around the 700 block of Fairview Road. According to the victim, a man driving in the lane next to him fired several rounds into the victim’s car before fleeing the area.
Subsequent investigation by Asheville Police Department detectives identified Cornett as a suspect and Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office deputies took him into custody at his Weaverville residence. A search of Cornett’s residence led to the seizure of six firearms.
Cornett was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under no bond and charged with:
- One felony count of Discharging a Weapon into an Occupied Property
- One count of Assault With a Deadly Weapon
- One count of Injury to Personal Property
“The Asheville Police Department would like to thank the swift actions of the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office for their support throughout the investigation,” APD wrote in a press release.
If you have any information about this incident, please contact APD at (828) 252-1110. You can also send an anonymous tip using the TIP2APD app or by texting “TIP2APD” to 847411.