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Asheville -- October 30. 2023: Detectives and Officers recently carried out an operation targeting quality-of-life issues in the Asheville downtown area.
During nighttime hours, the Asheville Police Department collaborated with Alcohol Law Enforcement to address areas with high levels of violent criminal activity. The operation targeted repeat offenders engaged in criminal activities.
The primary emphasis was on the downtown region, but also encompassing many outlying regions, all of which were chosen based on crime analysis and community complaints. A total of 41 Officers, Detectives, supervisors, and professional personnel participated in the 20-hour operation on a rotational basis. The participants were staff members from almost every departmental division, who worked beyond their regular shifts.
A total of 86 charges were levied upon 49 people. 21 were cited on 25 charges, and 28 were arrested on 52 charges, 12 of which were felonies. Additionally, 9 warrants were served, 2 of which were felonies. Three firearms, one of which was stolen, and an array of drugs were seized during the arrests. There are ongoing investigations related to this operation, and charges on additional offenders may be forthcoming.
Seized:
-FN Herstal FNX-45 pistol (.45 cal) *reported stolen by APD*
-Taurus Judge revolver (.45 cal)
-Springfield pistol (9mm)
-3.4g of crack cocaine
-2g of methamphetamine
-2g of Fentanyl
Charges:
Otis Anthony Edgerton Jr
Possession of a Firearm by Felon
Possession of a Stolen Firearm
Carrying a Concealed Gun
Warrant: 2nd Degree Trespass
Deshawn Lamar Perry
Warrant: Felony Probation Violation
Warrant: Assault on a Child Under 12
Victoria Enez Jacobs
2nd Degree Trespass
Impede the Flow of Traffic
Chase Daniel Varrocchio
Panhandling
Christopher Michael Campbell
Panhandling
Jessie Dewayne Stafford
2nd Degree Trespass
Panhandling
Giovanni Alexis Mejia
Felonious Carrying a Concealed Gun
Driving While License Permanently Revoked
Ricky Allen Brown
Panhandling
Jahiz Tsean Linebarger
Carrying a Concealed Gun After Consuming Alcohol
Samuel James Lehn
2nd Degree Trespass
Patrick Don Ramirez
Assault on Government Official
Resisting Arrest
2nd Degree Trespass
Poss Drug Paraphernalia
Cory Tyler Trees
Simple Possession of Sch VI
2nd Degree Trespass
Resisting Arrest
Michelle Lynn Hall
2nd Degree Trespass
Trespass in City Park after Being Banned
Jerry Eugene McSwain Jr
Possession with Intent to Sell/Deliver Sch. II
Possession with Intent to Sell/Deliver a Controlled Substance within 1,000ft of a School
Possession of a Controlled Substance on Jail Premises
Simple Possess Sch. VI
Finley Johnson
2nd Degree Trespass
Timothy O’neal Patterson
2nd Degree Trespass
Frances Elizabeth Hamburger
Possession of Methamphetamine
2nd Degree Trespass
Jeffrey Dewyne Bradburn
2nd Degree Trespass
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Amanda Lee Witherspoon
Possess Open Container of Malt Beverage on Public Property
Mark Edwin Jones
Disorderly Conduct
Intoxicated and Disruptive Behavior
Robert James Bracken
Intoxicated and Disruptive Behavior
Jeremiah Tramell Jenkins
2nd Degree Trespass
Warrant: 2nd Degree Trespass
Warrant: Motor Vehicle Hit & Run
Warrant: Flee to Elude Arrest
Warrant: Driving While License Revoked
Xavier Johnny Hernandez-Pera
1st Degree Trespass
Teresa Lyn Jones
1st Degree Trespass
Christine Nicole Moore
Simple Possession of Schedule VI
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Resisting Arrest
Warrant: Felony Probation Violation
Cary Allen Reynolds
Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance
2nd Degree Trespass
Warrant: 2nd Degree Trespass
Christopher David McIntosh
Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
2nd Degree Trespass
Misty Marie Medford
Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance x2
Possession Drug Paraphernalia
2nd Degree Trespass
Resisting Arrest
Wayne Edward Godfrey Jr.
Possession of Schedule II Controlled Substance
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia x2
2nd Degree Trespass
Brandon Teague
Camping/Blocking the Sidewalk
Erin Fein
2nd Degree Trespass
Elliot Schuck
2nd Degree Trespass
Anne Margaret Bollinger
Panhandling
Lideria Daresse Lee
Intoxicated & Disruptive
Gary Lee Chandler
Solicit from Highway
Sheena Johnson
2nd Degree Trespass
Dalton Boyer
Panhandling
Ian Banks
2nd Degree Trespass
Julia C. Cavaliere
2nd Degree Trespass
Layton Taylor
Panhandling
Robert Revis
Panhandling
Joseph Samuel Hall
2nd Degree Trespass
Joseph Lee McCrary Jr.
2nd Degree Trespass
Michael Cluff
Possess Open Container of Malt Beverage on Public Property
Solicit from Highway
Jacob Hartzell
Panhandling
Claude McPherson
Solicit from Highway
Elizabeth Pine
2nd Degree Trespass
Kimberly N. Williams
Driving While License Revoked
Fictitious Plate
Operate a Motor Vehicle with No Insurance
Fail to Register Motor Vehicle
Jerry Cunningham
Panhandling
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.
WNCTimes
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