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Volume 7, Issue 14 • March 9, 2018
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Covering Western North Carolina
New Issue Every Other Friday
Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson, Macon & Swain Counties
NEXT ISSUE ON STANDS: March 23, 2018
MUGSTACHE OF THE WEEK
HIGH SOCIETY
HOMELAND INSECURITY
Poss. Methamphetamine, Poss. Drugs In Jail, FTA PWIMSD Meth, FTA Poss. Drug Paraphernalia SWAIN COUNTY
Assault On A Female, Assault, Sexual Battery, (M) Child Abuse, Interfere With Emergency Communications, Communicating Threats, (M) Probation Violations MACON COUNTY
Shaina Marie Taylor
TALKIN’ TRASH
Melissa Middleton Rice Harassing Phone Call MACON COUNTY
UP IN ARMS
Robert Nathaniel Conard
FUZZED BEHIND THE WHEEL
Amber Nichole Stephens
Matthew Lee Gibson Poss. Methamphetamine HAYWOOD COUNTY
Steven William Safreed Felony Death By Vehicle x2 HAYWOOD COUNTY
Rodney Andrew Allen
(F) PWISD Counterfeit Controlled Substances BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Christopher Nathan Stephens
Safe Cracking, Injury To Personal Property SWAIN COUNTY
Gordon Robert Campbell Assault, Injury To Personal Property, Communicating Threats x2, Child Abuse HAYWOOD COUNTY
FUZZ FOR ALL
Brandon Lee Gibson
AWDW x2, Assault By Pointing A Gun x2, Discharge Weapon Into Occupied Dwelling/Moving Vehicle MACON COUNTY
Magistrate’s Order (F) ID Theft, Fictitious Info. To Officer, (M) Poss. Stolen Goods, FTA (M) Resisting Public Officer x3, FTA Fictitious Info To An Officer, FTA DWLR, FTA Open Container Alcohol, Surrender By Surety SWAIN COUNTY
BRAWLIN’ BEAUTIES
CREATURE OF HABIT
(D) Aggravated Assault HAYWOOD COUNTY
Habitual DWI (Alcohol), DWI, DWLR, Fictitious Tag, No Insurance, Open Container HAYWOOD COUNTY
Becky Lynn Medlin
Dayton Ray Rice
(F) AWDWIK, (F) Poss Weapon Of Mass Destruction, (F) Weapon Offense BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Dean Phillip Warlick
Henry Stacey Phillips
Obt. Property By False Pretense x2, (M) Larceny x2, Poss. Stolen Goods x2 MACON COUNTY
All content provided in Fuzz Busted is deemed to be in the public domain, compiled from information from public arrest records and court documents. Fuzz Busted assumes all records are accurate but does not guarantee accuracy. Not every arrest leads to a conviction, or includes a mug shot. Fuzz Busted reserves the right to select which charges to publish and may not include every arrest. All arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information on an acquittal or dismissal of a criminal charge may be obtained through the Clerk of Court. Fuzz Busted is not affiliated, supported by, or connected with any law enforcement or government department or agency.
MUGSTACHES
Kevin Alan Horne
Robert Andy Smith
DWI, Drive Without Two Headlamps HAYWOOD COUNTY
(F) Serious Injury By Vehicle, (F) Death By Vehicle BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Jacob Keith Crow
Charles Patrick Ellenburg
Ellis Travis Paul
Leonardo R. Romero Corona
FTA, Probation Violation, Non-Support HAYWOOD COUNTY
Child Support HAYWOOD COUNTY
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Sentenced MACON COUNTY
(F) PWIMSD Methamphetamine, (F) PWSD Cocaine BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Brian Lee Mashburn (M) Probation Violation MACON COUNTY
Carlos Anival Vaquiz
Jerry Alvin Jones Jr. (F) Simple Affray BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Shane Michael Aldrich
(F) Second-Degree Rape BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Flee To Elude Arrest With A Motor Vehicle, Poss. Methamphetamine, Resisting Public Officer, Conspire To Traffic Meth, Sell Meth, PWIMSD Meth MACON COUNTY
Christopher Laurence Watty
Michael Horace Farmer Jr.
Contempt Of Court HAYWOOD COUNTY
Civil Contempt/ Non-Support SWAIN COUNTY
George Henry Aguilar Jr.
Ashley Gilmer Walker
Probation Violation MACON COUNTY
Communicating Threats, Interfere With Emergency Communication HAYWOOD COUNTY
Christopher B. Cole
Roger Dale Brookshire
Randall Dale Reeves
Jason Thomas Carey
FTA x3- DWI, Reckless Driving To Endanger, (F) Serious Injury By Vehicle, PWIMSD Sch. II CS, Poss. (Drugs) In Jail, Simple Poss. Sch. VI CS SWAIN COUNTY
B&E, Simple Assault HAYWOOD COUNTY
DVPO Violation HAYWOOD COUNTY
Communicating Threats x3 HAYWOOD COUNTY
Henry Alvin Jones Assault & Battery HAYWOOD COUNTY
Christopher Ian Arwood Assault On A Female, (M) Child Abuse, (M) Larceny, Poss. Stolen Goods HAYWOOD COUNTY
Carrie Lane Papai
Assault & Battery x3, AISI, Assault Physical Injury On A Law Enforcement Officer, Resisting Public Officer, Child Abuse HAYWOOD COUNTY
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Joshua Scott Whitstine
Local Crime Report
Assault On A Female HAYWOOD COUNTY
Thomas Claude Putnam
Assault & Battery, Communicating Threats HAYWOOD COUNTY
SKIN IN THE PEN
Eddie Smith
FTA- Indecent Liberties With A Child, Statutory Rape/Sex Offense (Defendant >=6-Years Older Than Victim),Sexual Offense With A Child, Second-Degree Forcible Rape, Second-Degree Forcible Sex Offense, Attempted Second-Degree Forcible Sex Offense HAYWOOD COUNTY
Keith Andrew Basty
Flee to Elude Arrest With A Motor Vehicle, Fail To Heed Light Or Siren, Improper Turn, Dest Etc. Stolen Vehicle Part, DWLR, Fail To Stop For Stop Sign x2, Fail To Stop For Steady Red Light x2, Resisting Public Officer, Reckless Driving To Endanger, Drive Left Of Center, Operate Vehicle With No Insurance, Improperly Attached Registration Plate, Fail To Carry Registration Card, Drive/Allow No Registration, Speed In Excess Of 55 MPH, Speed In Excess Of 25 MPH, No Motorcycle Endorsement MACON COUNTY
Benjamin Lee Moody
Assault On A Female, Assault By Pointing A Gun, Communicating Threats, False Imprisonment HAYWOOD COUNTY
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Elijah Gray Ellington
(F) Indecent Liberties With A Child x2, (F) Statutory Sex Offense With A Child <=15, (F) Statutory Rape Of A Child <=15 x2 BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Dennis Vincent Mannel-Porzel
Statutory Sex Offense With A Child By Adult x6 MACON COUNTY
Michael Gauge Smith
(F) Statutory Sex Offense With A Child <=15, (F) Statutory Rape Of A Child <=15 BUNCOMBE COUNTY
SET THE RECORD
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Failure To Appear (in court) Assault Inflicting Serious Injury Assault with a Deadly Weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury Assault with a Deadly Weapon Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury Breaking & Entering Possession With Intent to Sell, Manufacture and Deliver Controlled Substance Driving While License Revoked Driving While Impaired No Operators License Domestic Violence Protective Order Domestic charge Felony charge Misdemeanor charge
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SWAIN COUNTY’S LATESt POT BUST AND THE NEVER-ENDING DEBATE OVER THE WAR ON DRUGS By Davin Eldridge—Staff Writer As the war on drugs rages into another year, the battle against hard drugs like opioids is growing more intense. Yet on the cannabis front, the fight has quieted down as more Americans say it isn’t worth it. That seems to be true for many in Western North Carolina as well – with the exception of law enforcement. When Swain County authorities posted pictures of a recent pot bust on Facebook, the public made clear where their priorities lie. The department posted photos of marijuana plants seized during a raid in January - the efforts of state, local and federal law enforcement agencies working together to bust a suspected marijuana grow operation. All hands were on deck following the lead of Swain County Sheriff’s deputies, including officers from Cherokee Indian Police Department, the Asheville office of U.S. Swain County authorities working alongside state and Drug Enforcement Administration, and North federal agencies raided a home in the Brush Creek Carolina State Bureau of Investigations. community and seized 50 to 100 pounds of marijuana. Working together officers and agents executed a search warrant on a residence in the Brush Creek community, where they located an extensive marijuana grow operation (pictured) and seized 50 to 100 pounds of marijuana, according to Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran. “A substantial number of marijuana plants were seized, along with multiple pounds of marijuana that had already been processed for sale,” Cochran said on his office’s Facebook page. “Many law enforcement officers spent all day, and late into the night, working on safely dismantling this operation. After this investigation is complete, I anticipate the arrest of multiple suspects.” While the post received nearly 200 “likes”, to states where it’s already legal, using the and well over 100 shares, the public’s proceeds to feed both the county’s homeless comments were largely negative. Many seemed to find the bust arbitrary, highlighting and incarcerated residents. Several others the scourge of “harder” drugs like heroin and called for the legalization of marijuana methamphetamine as a more fitting and ideal altogether. A few speculated that since it’s now an election year, the reason for the bust use of county resources. was due to the sheriff running again. On “Good job on stopping people from either side of the debate, most agreed the growing plants instead of stopping amateur chemists from creating a substance that tears only way to settle the issue is by voting. Cochran offered little response to the posts, families apart,” read one comment. “Wow, really? Weed? Because that’s what’s stating only that officers take oaths to uphold the law, no matter how unpopular that law killing our young people,” read another. “Something that needs to be legalized versus becomes. what’s already legal. Weed treats diseases, Agents Honored while these pills and meth become one Despite the fierce response by local worse.” Facebookers, the lack of popularity for the “I do hope the people arrested don’t get Cannabis War made little difference to local put away for an excessive amount of time,” law enforcement officials who were recently read another post. “They weren’t putting rewarded for their role in the fight against anyone’s lives in danger.” The online thread brimmed with discussion drugs in Cherokee. Sheriff Cochran commemorated the event by locals for nearly two weeks after it was a few Facebook posts later, lauding the first posted, containing a wide range of officer’s accomplishments and hard work. comments. “Congratulations to the Asheville, NC DEA Some suggested the seized pot be sold task force group for winning the FY2017 4
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) award for Outstanding Enforcement Efforts on Tribal Lands,” he wrote of the ceremony, held in Washington D.C. “BIA Special Agent Billy Stites was one of the lead case agents, working with this group of very talented staff from the DEA, Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Police, Ashville , Swain County, Buncombe County and the North Carolina Highway Patrol.” The officers were recognized for their work on an investigation into a mountain drug trafficking organization supplying heroin and methamphetamine. Cochran noted the drugs seized in the operation were destined for Cherokee. The operation netted a total of 49 arrests, as well as more than $29,000 in currency, one firearm, 1,224 grams of meth, 1,078 grams of heroin, 501.3 grams of marijuana, 31.5 grams of crack, 188 prescription pills and 112.8 grams of pharmaceuticals. “Great job by this group, and a huge thank you for your drug enforcement efforts in Indian Country!” Cochran wrote. Unlike his announcement of the pot bust, news of the awards generated nearly twenty “likes”, and no comments. Awards Given, Rewards Taken Exactly one year before Cochran recogonized agents for their fight against drugs on tribal lands, those same investigators were already at work watching 45 year old, Kevin Michael Hart. While investigating a heroin and meth distribution ring, a confidential informant (CI) told authorities Hart was “providing highgrade marijuana to known heroin targets,” according to court documents. Acting on the tip, agents conducted a series of controlled purchases at Hart’s home throughout the following month. With the help of their CI, undercover investigators bought several bags of pot, as well as approximately 32 milligrams of Oxycodone and documented an unusually large amount of traffic frequenting the residence, according to court records. On February 2, local and federal agencies executed a search warrant on the home, where they converged on Hart and his two children. Altogether, authorities seized a pound of marijuana packaged up into several smaller baggies, as well as a set of scales, paraphernalia, surveillance equipment, firearms and cash. According to documents, Hart told them he’d been selling pot at $20 a gram. He and his daughter Michelle were each charged with simple possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to sell drugs, maintaining a dwelling for the sale or distribution of drugs, and felony possession of firearms. The son was not charged.
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(Drug Charges)
Zachary Charles Farley
PWIMSD Sch. VI CS, Poss. Marijuana Paraphernalia, Maintain A Place For (Drugs) HAYWOOD COUNTY
William Lee Hunnicutt
Bobby Allen Gibson
Phyllis Ward Cooper
Poss. Methamphetamine, (F) Probation Violation, Sell and Deliver Methamphetamine, PWIMSD Methamphetamine, Conspire To Sell and Deliver, FTA x2 JACKSON COUNTY
Conspire To Traffic Meth, PWIMSD Sch. II CS, Maintain A Vehicle/Dwelling For (Drugs) MACON & SWAIN COUNTY
Steven Lee Capps Poss. Methamphetamine, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia SWAIN COUNTY
Erica Loraine Arch Poss. Methamphetamine, (F) Probation Violation x2 JACKSON COUNTY
Steven Vincent Thomas White
PWIMSD Sch. II CS, Poss. Methamphetamine, Poss. Drugs In Jail HAYWOOD COUNTY
PWIMSD Sch. II CS, Maintain A Vehicle/ Dwelling For (Drugs) HAYWOOD COUNTY
FTA Poss. Stolen Motor Vehicle, FTA Poss. Heroin, FTA Simple Poss. Sch. II, Poss. Methamphetamine, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia SWAIN COUNTY
Nichole Dominique Bradley
David Alvin Bradley
Janelle Catherine Johnson
Jordan Blake Rice Sell/Deliver Sch. VI CS, Simple Poss. Sch. VI CS HAYWOOD COUNTY
Poss. Methamphetamine, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia, Simple Poss. Sch. III CS, Simple Poss. Sch. II CS, Simple Poss. Sch. IV CS MACON COUNTY
Gerald Thomas Engel
Brandon Keith Morris
Keitha Jo Mintz
Derek Michael Cluff
Chanda Marie Rumfelt
Eugene Rodney Brown
Zachary Charles Oskins
Marie Telithaqueta Queta Collins Santiago
Dominique Petrice Webber
Jacob Alexander Rosas
(F) Poss. Sch. I CS BUNCOMBE COUNTY
(F) Poss. Sch. I CS BUNCOMBE COUNTY
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(F) Poss. Methamphetamine BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Simple Poss. Sch. IV CS, Smiple Poss. Sch. VI CS, Poss. Marijuana Paraphernalia HAYWOOD COUNTY
Poss. Methamphetamine, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia JACKSON COUNTY
Poss. Methamphetamine, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia JACKSON COUNTY
(F) Poss. Drugs In Jail BUNCOMBE COUNTY
(F) Poss. Sch. II CS BUNCOMBE COUNTY
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Poss. Sch. VI CS HAYWOOD COUNTY
Indictment- PWIMSD Sch. VI CS, Conspire To Sell/Deliver Sch. VI CS HAYWOOD COUNTY
Local Crime Report
(F) Poss. Sch. II CS BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Travis Dion Thompson
(F) Poss. Sch. I CS, (F) Maintain A Vehicle/ Dwelling/Place For (Drugs), (F) PWIMSD Sch. II CS BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Sheldon Trent Bateman
(F) PWIMSD Sch. VI CS BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Helen Ward Lindsey
Poss. Methamphetmine, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia, Maintain A Place For Drugs, Simple Poss. Sch. II CS, Simple Poss. Sch. IV CS, Poss. Marijuana Up To Half-Ounce HAYWOOD COUNTY
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Heather Michelle Moody Felts
Indictment- PWIMSD Cocaine HAYWOOD COUNTY
Jessica Nicole Smith
Larceny, Poss./Concealing Stolen Property, Poss. Sch. II CS, Poss. Sch. IV CS, Poss. Heroin, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia, FTA x2 HAYWOOD COUNTY
Melissa Smith Fowler (F) Poss. Of Cocaine, (F) Poss. Methamphetamine BUNCOMBE COUNTY
William Cody Clark
(F) Maintain A Vehicle/Dwelling/Place For Drugs, (F) PWIMSD Marijuana, (F) PWIMSD Sch. I CS, (F) PWIMSD Sch. II CS BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Bryan Keith Hughes
Bettie Sue Passmore
Second-Degree Trespass, Simple Poss. Sch. II CS SWAIN COUNTY
Poss. Methamphetamine, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia, Fictitious Info To An Officer, Unsealed Wine/Liquor In Passenger Area MACON COUNTY
Lee Jonathan Phillip Henry
Nathaniel Bruce Scott Styles
Poss. Methamphetamine, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia, Simple Poss. Sch. III CS, DWLR HAYWOOD COUNTY
Michael Joseph Wilson Jr. (F) Poss. Methamphetamine BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Amy Nichole Potts McDowell
Poss. Methamphetamine, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia, Carrying A Concealed Gun JACKSON COUNTY
(F) Poss. Methamphetamine BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Sherry Lacsey Davis
Poss. Drugs In Jail x2, Poss. Methamphetamine, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia HAYWOOD COUNTY
Joshua Edward Dalton (F) Poss. Sch. II CS BUNCOMBE COUNTY
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Kendall Luanne Wilnoty
Mary Page Whitt
(F) Poss. Heroin, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia SWAIN COUNTY
Poss. Stolen Goods, Poss. Sch. II CS, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia HAYWOOD COUNTY
Tasha Nicole Teague
Joseph Matthew Ryan Styles
Poss. Methamphetamine, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia, Simple Poss. Sch. II CS, Simple Poss. Sch. IV CS, (M) Child Abuse HAYWOOD COUNTY
Curtis Dean Young (F) Poss. Sch. II CS BUNCOMBE COUNTY
William Jason Caldwell
Poss. Methamphetamine, Probation Violation HAYWOOD COUNTY
(F) Poss. Of Cocaine BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Brooke Ellen Thomas (F) Poss. Methamphetamine BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Terrence Jerome Thomas
(F) Trafficking In Opium Or Heroin, (F) Sell Heroin x2, (F) Sell Cocaine x2, (F) Poss. Stolen Firearm, (F) PWISD Marijuana BUNCOMBE COUNTY
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Robert Mitchell Hoyle
Poss. Methamphetamine, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia, OFA (F) Probation Violation x2 HAYWOOD COUNTY
Wendell Elliott
Poss. Methamphetamine, Poss. Marijuana, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia HAYWOOD COUNTY
John Roy Russell Poss. Methamphetamine SWAIN COUNTY
John Bradley Davis
(F) Conspire To Traffic In Marijuana, (F) Maintain A Vehicle/Dwelling/Place For Drugs, (F) Poss. Methamphetamine, (F) Trafficking In Marijuana BUNCOMBE COUNTY
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THE FIGHT CLUB
Martin Allen Ryan Gibson Assault & Battery HAYWOOD COUNTY
Edwin Rene Diaz
DWI, Communicating Threats x2, Simple Assault, Disorderly Conduct MACON COUNTY
Mikayla Renee Gwen Sheriff
Kenneth Dwaine Chrisman
Assault & Battery, Resisting Public Officer SWAIN COUNTY
(F) AISI BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Billy Ray Barker
Obt. Property By False Pretense, (M) Larceny, Larceny-Remove/Destroy/Deactivate Compo, Poss. Stolen Goods MACON COUNTY
Kevin Matthew Cole
Surrender Of Surety SWAIN COUNTY
Felicia A. Justice FTA HAYWOOD COUNTY
Terry Scott Grooms Assault & Battery HAYWOOD COUNTY
Bailey Burnette Burrell (F) Fail To Report Change Of AddressSex Offender Violation BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Brian Huston Keith (F) AWDWISI BUNCOMBE COUNTY
James William Thompson Jr.
(F) Fail To Report Change Of AddressSex Offender Violation BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Derrick Damon Collins AWDWISI HAYWOOD COUNTY
Donald James Justice (F) Fail To Report Change Of AddressSex Offender Violation BUNCOMBE COUNTY
(Weapons Charges)
Jason Lequire
Assault By Pointing A Gun, Carrying A Concealed Gun SWAIN COUNTY
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Bobby Lee Jackson
(F) Poss./Sell/Buy Gun With Altered Serial No. BUNCOMBE COUNTY
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William Pell Hodges Poss. Firearm By A Felon, DWLR MACON COUNTY
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Don Antonio Glenn
(F) Robbery With A Dangerous Weapon x2 BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Steven Daniel Pittillo Poss. Firearm By A Felon JACKSON COUNTY
(Domestic Charges, Assault On A Female, Child Abuse)
Assault On A Female, Assault On Another Person In The Presence Of A Minor, Sexual Battery, Child Abuse, Interfere With Emergency Communication, Communicating Threats, Probation Violation HAYWOOD COUNTY
Robert Nathaniel Conard
Magistrateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Order (M) Assault On A Female, (F) Assault By Strangulation, (M) Resisting Public Officer SWAIN COUNTY
Devin Charles Grady
Gregory Thomas Bozeman
Fernando Gonzalez
Matthew Ronald Norton
Tyler Joseph Morgan
DVPO Violation SWAIN COUNTY
Jesse Ray Ballew Child Neglect (Non-Assaultive) HAYWOOD COUNTY
DVPO Violation, Communicating Threats MACON COUNTY
Ray Charles McKinnon
Assault On A Female x2, Injury To Personal Property, (M) Child Abuse x2, Assault On Another Person In The Presence Of A Minor x2 MACON COUNTY
Karen Diane Wheeler
Poss. Methamphetamine, Simple Poss. Sch. II CS, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia, Poss. Marijuana Paraphernalia, Assault & Battery HAYWOOD COUNTY
DVPO Violation x2 MACON COUNTY
Haider Rafid Alhilali
Baron Vaughn Dills
James Paul Wilcher
Justin Wade McMahan
Assault On A Female HAYWOOD COUNTY
Assault On A Female, Assault By Strangulation SWAIN COUNTY
(M) Assault On A Female SWAIN COUNTY
Assault On A Female, Assault By Strangulation, Interfere With Emergency Communication HAYWOOD COUNTY
Mark Timothy Anderson
Robert Simpson
Thomas Edwin Murphy
Alan McKay Cunningham
Mike Edward Teal
Assault On A Female, Resisting Public Officer HAYWOOD COUNTY
Silvana Lisa Bettencourt Simple Assault, Communicating Threats MACON COUNTY
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
DVPO Violation SWAIN COUNTY
Kadie Marie Parker (F) Assault By Strangulation BUNCOMBE COUNTY
DVPO Violation SWAIN COUNTY
Assault On A Female HAYWOOD COUNTY
Heather Lee Cagle
Unauthorized Use Of Motor Vehicle, Assault & Battery, Poss. Drugs In Jail HAYWOOD COUNTY
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DVPO Violation, IndictmentAWDW With A Minor Present HAYWOOD COUNTY
DVPO Violation HAYWOOD COUNTY
Daniel Patrick Black
Interfere With Emergency Communication, (M) Larceny, (M) Unauthorized Use Of A Motor Vehicle, (M) Assault On A Female, (M) Assault & Battery HAYWOOD COUNTY
Diamond Spring Wolfe AISI JACKSON COUNTY
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FUZZ FOR ALL
Wesley Scott Rodgers
Brittany Ann Holder
Chad Evehardt
April Renee Burd
Richard Lee Davis
Josie Michelle Owle
Edwin Dwayne Barnes
Danielle Leigh White
Tony Shane Hollis Sr.
Brittany Lynn Moore
Scenca Devon Benning
Laurisa Devane Hutchins
Civil Contempt JACKSON COUNTY
Surrender Of Surety MACON COUNTY
Contempt Of Court HAYWOOD COUNTY
Hold For US Marshals SWAIN COUNTY
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Misuse Of 911 System SWAIN COUNTY
Impede Traffic- Sit, Stand, Lie MACON COUNTY
Hold For US Marshals JACKSON COUNTY
Misuse Of 911 System HAYWOOD COUNTY
(M) Stalking SWAIN COUNTY
Criminal Contempt SWAIN COUNTY
(F) Public Peace BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Federal Marshall Hold SWAIN COUNTY
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Jacob Tyler Howell
B&E Motor Vehicle, Resisting Public Officer, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia HAYWOOD COUNTY
Brenda Gayle Hazelwood DWLR, Resisting Public Officer MACON COUNTY
Brittany Rochelle May
Non-Support/Non-Payment Of Alimony, Resisting Public Officer, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia, FTA x4- Poss. Drug Paraphernalia, Larceny, Second-Degree Trespass, Aid & Abed DWLR HAYWOOD COUNTY
Gary Allen Mays
Resisting Public Officer, DWLR, Stop Sign Violation MACON COUNTY
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Rhonda Barton Phillips
Kraig Allen Lackey
B&E, Larceny After B&E, Poss. Stolen Goods, Resisting Public Officer MACON COUNTY
Justin Levi Williams
(M) Resisting Public Officer, (M) Larceny HAYWOOD COUNTY
Child Support, Resisting Public Officer JACKSON COUNTY
Catherine Dare Parr
(M) Larceny, (M) B&E, Resisting Public Officer HAYWOOD COUNTY
Keisha Leshay Moore
Joshua Richard Weefur
Michael Shane Owen Jr.
Neville Dean Dunn
Extradition/Fugitive From Other State, Uttering A Forged Instrument, ID Theft, REsisting Public Officer, (F) FTA x 6, (M) FTA x6: Traffic In Methamphetamine x2, PWIMSD Sch. II CS, Poss. Marijuana, Poss. Drugs In Jail, Simple Poss. Sch. II CS, Poss. Marijuana Paraphernalia, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia, Resisting Public Officer/Poss. Drug Paraphernalia, Larceny Of Motor Vehicle/Poss. Stolen Motor Vehicle, Larceny, Poss. Stolen Goods, Forgery/Counterfeiting, ID Theft, Resisting Public Officer, Motor Vehicle Theft HAYWOOD COUNTY
Resisting Public Officer HAYWOOD COUNTY
Resisting Public Officer x2, Intoxicated & Disruptive, Littering Not Greater Than 15-LBS HAYWOOD COUNTY
DWLR, Resisting Public Officer, Disorderly Conduct MACON COUNTY
PROBATION VIOLATIONS
Stephen Glen Boyd Probation Violation HAYWOOD COUNTY
Kyle Austin Wahnetah
Austin Terril Rattler
Jessika Louise Snyder
Walker Lee Bowman
Tara Lynn Hash Probation Violation MACON COUNTY
FTA Poss. Meth, (M) Probation Violation SWAIN COUNTY
Regan E. Parton
Xan Deweese Sergio Sadongei
Janice Claudine Driver
John Michael Williams
Matthew James Taylor
Tiffany Kaitlyn Johnson
Jason Amos Curtice
Lissa Jae Ledford
James Leon Massey
(F) Probation Violation JACKSON COUNTY
(M) Probation Violation MACON COUNTY
FTA Poss. Drug Paraphernalia, Probation Violation SWAIN COUNTY
Dennis Allen McGaha
Dalton James Clark
Probation Violation SWAIN COUNTY
Probation Violation MACON COUNTY
Probation Violation x2 MACON COUNTY
(F) Probation Violation SWAIN COUNTY
(F) Probation Violation JACKSON COUNTY
(M) Probation Violation JACKSON COUNTY
Probation Violation SWAIN COUNTY
Probation Violation SWAIN COUNTY
HOT WHEELS
Matthew Earl Shelton Poss. Stolen Motor Vehicle HAYWOOD COUNTY
Mark Nicholas Bryson (F) Poss. Stolen Vehicle BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Marcelena Leona Bird Larceny Of Motor Vehicle JACKSON COUNTY
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Cameron Ellis McElrath (F) Poss. Stolen Vehicle BUNCOMBE COUNTY
(M) Probation Violation MACON COUNTY
(M) Probation Violation MACON COUNTY
Travis Levi Mathis
(M) Probation Violation SWAIN COUNTY
Probation Violation SWAIN COUNTY
(Stolen Vehicles)
Azenda Tavis Johnson (F) Poss. Stolen Vehicle BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Jacob Ryan Carver Poss. Stolen Automobile HAYWOOD COUNTY
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Daniel Gregory Whelan Larceny Of Motor Vehicle, FTA (M) Larceny, DWLR HAYWOOD COUNTY
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(Breaking & Entering)
Kimberly Nicole Queen
Kevin Michael Hart Second-Degree Trespass SWAIN COUNTY
(F) B&E, (F) B&E Motor Vehicle x6, (F) Larceny x2, (F) Larceny After B&E BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Dennis Gates Miller
Melba Anne Kenner
Andrew Justin Clubb
Gene Allen Adams
Jesus Flores Ramirez
Ryan Stephen Shiver
B&E Motor Vehicle, Larceny From Motor Vehicle, Poss./Concealing Stolen Property HAYWOOD COUNTY
(F) B&E x12, Injury To Real Property x12, Larceny After B&E HAYWOOD COUNTY
(F) Attempt To B&E A Building BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Violation Of Court Order, Unauthorized Use Of A Motor Vehicle, Second-Degree Trespass HAYWOOD COUNTY
B&E x2, Larceny After B&E, Poss. Stolen Goods MACON COUNTY
(F) B&E x2, (F) Larceny After B&E, (F) Larceny Of A Firearm x2 BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Peyton Edward Davis
(F) B&E Motor Vehicle x5, (F) Larceny BUNCOMBE COUNTY
David Allen Hackford
B&E, Injury To Personal Property, Larceny, Poss./Cocnealing Stolen Property, Accessory After The Fact HAYWOOD COUNTY
Stephanie Sue Ellen Wes-Larson Second-Degree Trespass x3 MACON COUNTY
Keith A. Bumgardner
B&E Motor Vehicle, Larceny From Motor Vehicle, Poss./Concealing Stolen Property, B&E, Larceny After B&E, Poss./Concealing Stolen Property HAYWOOD COUNTY
Randy Manaraj Short (M) Second-Degree Trespassing SWAIN COUNTY
FRAUD & FORGERY
Kaniawa C. Chiltoskie
Travis William Malone
Jennifer Annette Letterman
Chad Lewis Garrett
Tammy Michelle Mason
Colby Wright Gillespie
Anthony Guillermo Rodriguez
Amanda Lynn Stinchcomb
Forgery Of Instrument, Poss. Counterfeit Instrument, Obt. Property By False Pretense JACKSON COUNTY
(F) Uttering A Forged Instrument x2 BUNCOMBE COUNTY
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(F) Obt. Property By False Pretense BUNCOMBE COUNTY
(F) Obt. Property By False Pretense BUNCOMBE COUNTY
(F) Obt. Property By False Pretense BUNCOMBE COUNTY
(F) Obt. Property By False Pretense x2, (F) Forgery Of Instrument x3, (F) Uttering A Forged Instrument, Poss. 5+ Counterfeit Instrument BUNCOMBE COUNTY
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(F) FTA, Poss. Stolen Goods, Obt. Property By False Pretense MACON COUNTY
(F) Obt. Property By False Pretense x2 BUNCOMBE COUNTY
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Lazaro Rodriguez
Daniel Lorin House
(F) Obt. Property By False Pretense x4, (F) Forgery Of Instrument x4 BUNCOMBE COUNTY
(F) Obt. Property By False Pretense x4 BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Corey Terrell Lee
Michael Shane Surrett
(F) Obt. Property By False Pretense BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Obt. Property By False Pretense x2 HAYWOOD COUNTY
(Theft-Related Charges)
Ryan Justin Bradshaw
Larceny, Poss./Concealing Stolen Property HAYWOOD COUNTY
Samantha Rae Moore
Larceny- Merchant Product Code Fraud MACON COUNTY
Crystal Alynn Putnam
Philicia Dawn Jones-Hipps (F) Larceny BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Guadalupe Salgado Rivera Cedetria Denesia Tranchant Conspire To Commit (F) Larceny, (F) Larceny, Poss. Stolen Goods JACKSON COUNTY
(F) Larceny BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Hubert Joseph Robinson
Elizabeth Sue Baker
(F) Larceny By Employee BUNCOMBE COUNTY
(F) Larceny, (F) Obt. Property By False Pretense BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Taylor Joseph Pace
Rebecca Suzanne Crowe
Larceny Of Motor Vehicle HAYWOOD COUNTY
Shannon Brent Powers
Shoplifting, Poss./Concealing Stolen Property HAYWOOD COUNTY
Poss. Stolen Goods, Financial Card Theft, Extradition/Fugitive From Other State JACKSON COUNTY
Jessica Alaynna Chitwood
Jerry Eugene Fair
Kaitlyn Brooke Price
Salvador Daniel Soriano
Megan Brianne Morales
Login Brielle Anderson
(F) First-Degree Burglary BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Poss. Stolen Goods MACON COUNTY
(F) Larceny BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Larceny By Employee MACON COUNTY
Larceny By Employee MACON COUNTY
(M) FTA, Larceny x2, Poss. Stolen Goods x2 JACKSON COUNTY
Joseph Thomas McCord
Carzzett Lenard Lennon
Steven Ray Shetley
Maria De Los Angles De Jesus Roldan
Joseph Anthony McCoy
(F) Poss. Stolen Goods/Property, (F) Obt. Property By False Pretense BUNCOMBE COUNTY
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Conspire To Commit (F) Larceny, (F) Larceny, Poss. Stolen Goods JACKSON COUNTY
(F) Common Law Robbery BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Larceny- By Changing Price Tag HAYWOOD COUNTY
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(M) Larceny JACKSON COUNTY
Larceny, Poss. Stolen Property, Cut/ Injure & Remove Timber, Obt. Property By False Pretense, Poss. Drugs In Jail, Poss. Methamphetamine, Poss. Marijuana HAYWOOD COUNTY
Brittany Marie King
Aid & Abet Larceny, Contempt Of Court HAYWOOD COUNTY
Coleen Elaine Ewart
Larceny, Poss./Concealing Stolen Property HAYWOOD COUNTY
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Trey Chafin Gladden
Poss. Up To Half-Ounce Marijuana, Poss. Marijuana Paraphernalia, Safecracking, Second-Degree Burglary JACKSON COUNTY
Heidi Lynn Blevins (F) Poss. Marijuana (Half-Ounce to 1.5-Ounces) BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Tobias Nathaniel Dillard
Ernesto Maldonado
(F) Maintain A Vehicle/Dwelling/Place For (Drugs), (F) PWISD Marijuana, (F) Poss. Marijuana BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Child Support JACKSON COUNTY
Amber Lynne Miller Non-Support Of A Child SWAIN COUNTY
Jody Michael Smith Child Support HAYWOOD COUNTY
POT BUST CONTINUED The Pay off Hart’s son told authorities during the raid that his father hadn’t worked an actual job for around three years, according to federal documents. But just as drug money is a source of revenue for outlaws, a portion of forfeiture funds benefits arresting agencies also. Citing forfeiture laws, federal prosecutors are now attempting to seize not only Hart’s property, but also the $19,769 confiscated from his home. Like marijuana laws, forfeiture laws have been widely condemned, largely by defense attorney and civil rights groups. Civil asset forfeiture laws allow police to seize the property of anyone they allege is involved in a crime. Those agencies may then keep that property or sell it. Critics say it allows police to take property from suspects who are presumed innocent. “Police abuse of civil asset forfeiture laws has shaken our nation’s conscience,” reads the American Civil Liberties Union webpage on forfeitures. “Owners need not ever be arrested or convicted of a crime for their cash, cars, or even real estate to be taken away permanently by the government.” Forfeiture laws, according to ACLU, were originally designed to help police cripple major criminal outfits, like the mafia, by diverting their resources. 14
“But today, aided by deeply flawed federal and state laws, many police departments use forfeiture to benefit their bottom lines, making seizures motivated by profit rather than crimefighting,” the group says. The laws enabling law enforcement to seek civil asset forfeiture are as unpopular as some of the drug laws they thrive off of today. A year before Hart’s case, the libertarian Cato Institute found in a poll that approximately 84 percent of Americans oppose the practice of forfeiture. Yet despite the opposition, the law remains- just as it is with the war on drugs and the fight to legalize marijuana. According to a Pew Research Center survey conducted WHEN, about 61 percent of the United States said marijuana should be legal. North Carolina residents were of similar mind in 2017. Elon University found in a poll that 80 percent of the state was in favor of medical marijuana, and just under fifty percent were in favor of its recreational use. Despite the figures, or groups like the ACLU, neither the popularity of a drug or the law matters to law enforcement. “Illegal drugs are illegal until the law changes,” said Cochran. “Until then, we got a job to do.”
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Shannon Marie Graham Child Support SWAIN COUNTY
Michael James Crews Child Support Purge SWAIN COUNTY
Todd DeLoache Martin
Habitual Felon, PWIMSD Meth, Maintain A Place For Drugs, Trafficking In Meth HAYWOOD COUNTY
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Seth Eugene-Merritt Slocumb Child Support Contempt MACON COUNTY
Kimberly Danielle Lee Child Support Contempt MACON COUNTY
Jason Alexander Hyatt
Marcus Cody Waldroup
James Nicholas Dotson
Jason Warren Hill
Child Support HAYWOOD COUNTY
Writ, Habitual Felon HAYWOOD COUNTY
Child Support SWAIN COUNTY
Habitual Felon MACON COUNTY
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Sheldon Dean Sparks DWI HAYWOOD COUNTY
Thomas Elisha Cody
Leah Victoria Brindley
Ted Sines
DWI, Reckless Driving HAYWOOD COUNTY
DWI MACON COUNTY
April Dawn Keefer DWI JACKSON COUNTY
Dillan Duane Lewis DWI SWAIN COUNTY
Anna Natalia Bleyl DWI HAYWOOD COUNTY
Michael Jonathan Hartline
Brian David Morgan
DWI, No Insurance HAYWOOD COUNTY
Reckless Driving To Endanger, Speeding SWAIN COUNTY
(F) Flee To Elude Arrest With A Motor Vehicle BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Luis Alejandro Bonilla
John Franklin Taylor
Colton Heath Wike Reckless Driving To Endanger, Speeding SWAIN COUNTY
Flee To Elude Arrest With A Motor Vehicle x2, Reckless Driving Wanton Disregard, DWI, Resisting Public Officer, Fictitious/ False Information To An Officer MACON COUNTY
Cameron Yarborough
Rahab Patricia Knuck
Kelvin Lee Taylor
Robert Louis Nikola III
Daniel Wayne Anzola
Amanda Cher Smathers
Lucas Benjamin Proffitt
Clay Waldroup
Drive Wrong Way On Dual Lane x2, Fail To Apply For New Title, Stop Sign Violation, Fail To Apply For New Title, DWLR, Operate Vehicle With No Insurance, DWLR, No Registration, Reckless Driving To Endanger, Impropery Turn, Fail To Carry Registration Card, Flee To Elude Arrest With A Motor Vehicle, Fictitious/Altered Title/Tag MACON COUNTY
Jerry James Young FTA HAYWOOD COUNTY
DWI HAYWOOD COUNTY
DWI, Hit & Run Fail To Stop For Property Damage HAYWOOD COUNTY
Magistrate’s Order DWI SWAIN COUNTY
Dustin Wayne Waldroop Poss. Methamphetamine MACON COUNTY
DWI, Expired Registration Card/Tag HAYWOOD COUNTY
Robert L. Curtice
(F) Assault On A Person With A Handicap SWAIN COUNTY
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
DWI HAYWOOD COUNTY
Max Andrew Hoyle Poss. Stolen Goods JACKSON COUNTY
DWI x2, DWLR HAYWOOD COUNTY
Magistrate’s Order DWI SWAIN COUNTY
Richard Allen Dickson SWAIN COUNTY
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DWI MACON COUNTY
Nathaniel Luke Davis
DWI, Reckless Driving, Poss. Marijuana, Poss. Marijuana Paraphernalia, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia HAYWOOD COUNTY
Michael Thomas Keating Jr. (F) Poss. Sch. II CS BUNCOMBE COUNTY
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By the N.C. Dept. OF Public Safety
For Absconding From Probation
JESSICCA LYNN VANDERZAND Buncombe County
BILLY AYERS Cherokee County
JENNIFER MARIE DOWDY Haywood County
COURTNEY E PARTON Jackson County
MELVIN CORBETT Macon County
JEFFREY S JOHNSON Swain County
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