The suspect was short of his 18th birthday at the time of the incidents but was indicted as an adult and sentenced to 111 to 158 months in prison.
One person was injured in a shooting on the Blue Ridge Parkway on Wednesday afternoon.
After a man’s drug overdose death in March 2023, investigators were led to a suspect now charged with felonious death by distribution.
Based on surveillance footage, police described a suspect as a tall male wearing a hooded sweatshirt, mask and white gloves.
The case stemmed from allegations of an alleged relationship with a teenager when he was 22 years old.
For the third time in less than a week, gunshots were fired into an occupied home in Asheville early Sunday morning, police said. The Asheville Police Department was asking for the public’s help with information that might lead to the identification of a gunman.
A woman accused of setting multiple fires in downtown Asheville has pleaded guilty to arson-related charges and was sentenced this week to spend more than 7 years in prison, the Buncombe County District Attorney’s office reported.
Complaints to the sheriff’s office about drug activity led to the arrest of a Nebo couple.
For the second time in a week, Asheville Police are investigating gunfire that struck occupied homes in South Asheville. No injuries reported. Police have collected a large amount of evidence and it’s too early to determine whether the cases are related, a spokesman said.
Only property damage was reported, and police found 23 shell casings from different caliber guns, police said.