APD Arrest Drug Dealer in Possession of Stolen Firearm

Asheville -- June 15, 2023: In a news release on social media Wednesday, Asheville Police reported, detectives and officers with the department arrested a drug dealer in possession of a stolen firearm.  

Dion Lamont Lowman, an offender on probation since April 2022, was apprehended in possession of fentanyl, methamphetamine, crack cocaine, and a 9mm S&W M&P Shield that had been taken from Buncombe County.  In West Asheville, Lowman was found with another man, both had an outstanding warrant The two men were arrested.

Seized:

-S&W M&P Shield pistol (9mm)
-23.20g of fentanyl
-4.8g of methamphetamine
-1.5g of crack cocaine
Arrested:
Dion Lamont Lowman 

-Superior Court OFA: Felony Probation Violation x6
-Superior Court OFA: Felony Flee to Elude Arrest w/ Motor Vehicle
-Warrant from Chatham County: Trafficking in Methamphetamine
-Charged: Possession of Firearm by Felon
-Charged: Possession of Stolen Firearm
-Charged: PWISD Sch. II x3
-Charged: Maintain a Vehicle for Controlled Substances
-Charged: Carrying a Concealed Gun
Lowman was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under a $200,000.00 secured bond (or $20,000 to a bondsman) issued by the magistrate.

Luke Harmon Cheadle Sr 

-Warrant: Assault on Female
-Warrant: Civil Non-Support
-Charged: PWISD Sch. II
Cheadle was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under a $100,000.00 secured bond (or $10,000 to a bondsman) issued by the magistrate.

Editor's Note:* A criminal charge is an accusation, by law, a person accused of a crime is innocent until proven in a court of law.

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