Tony D. King pleaded guilty to Trafficking in Methamphetamine Sept. 6, 2023 and was sentenced to serve 70–93 months in NC prison and pay a $50k fine. On 2–13–23 King stopped by officers of the Asheville Police Department for a traffic offense and was found in possession of 37g of…

Christopher Terry Tandy pleaded guilty today to felony class C Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury, Habitual Felon, and Assault Inflicting Serious Injury on a Detention Employee today for an active sentence of 76–104 months. Charges were initiated February 2021 with Tandy shooting into…

BUNCOMBE COUNTY August 16, 2023 828–259–3410 BuncombeDA.org ASHEVILLE — Ronald Lonnie Haynes Sr. was found guilty this morning of the first-degree murder of Belva Smeltzer after week-long trial by a Buncombe County panel of jurors. As a result, he was sentenced by Superior Court Judge David H. Strickland to serve…

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