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Asheville -- May 11, 2022: Asheville Polce Department announced the arrest of  Two males in the west Asheville region Wednesday afternoon by Asheville Police Department detectives and officers on weapons and drug charges.

APD officers attempted to contact Eziah Malik Stover, who was sought on open warrants, on Granada St. around 5 p.m. on May 11 while conducting crime prevention activities in the west Asheville neighborhood. He ran away from the officers on foot, tossing his backpack before hiding in a nearby forested area. Officers immediately apprehended him and recovered his discarded backpack.

Officers also made contact with a second person nearby in the 200 block of State St. around that same time, arresting Titus Armon Mole on weapons charges.
Arrested:
Eziah Malik Stover (4/8/2001)
Trafficking in Opium/Heroin by Possession
Possession with intent to Sell or Deliver Schedule II
Possession with intent to Sell or Deliver a Controlled Substance within 1,000 feet of a Park
Carrying a Concealed Gun
Resist, Delay or Obstruct
2nd Degree Trespass
Warrant: Larceny by Employee
$70,000 Secured Bond
Titus Armon Mole (3/23/1999)
Possession of Firearm by Felon
Carrying a Concealed Gun
No bond
Seized:
Glock 22 pistol (.40 cal) with pistol brace
Glock 19 pistol (9mm)
13.4 grams of fentanyl
3.25 grams of methamphetamine
$4,000
If you have information about illegal gun or drug activity, you are encouraged to contact APD at (828) 252-1110. Or you send an anonymous tip using the TIP2APD smartphone application (search "Asheville PD" in your app store) or by texting TIP2APD to 847411.