ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A man arrested after a shooting in Candler earlier this month faces more charges.
Lee Burgess Wheeler, 64, was initially charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill after Buncombe County deputies responded to a call on Marathon Lane in Candler on Dec. 10.
The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office said a woman sustained one gunshot wound an was taken to Mission Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
After further investigation and consulting with the District Attorney’s Office, detectives have also charged Wheeler with the following:
- Attempted first-degree murder
- First-degree kidnapping
- Assault on a female
Wheeler is being held in the Buncombe County Detention Facility under a $1.2 million bond.