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Child Pornography Arrest in Buncombe County

On May 19, 2011 Detectives with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office and the Asheville Police Department arrested Stephen Schmid of Ed Debruhl Road, Alexander NC. Schmid was charged with three counts of 2nd degree sexual exploitation of a Minor and Manufacturing Marijuana. His bond is set at $65,000 secure. The NC State Bureau of Investigation [...]

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Henderson County Church Breaking & Entering

Property Crimes Detectives with the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office have been investigating a series of breaking, entering and larcenies at churches throughout Henderson County. Since April 6, 2011 a total of 11 churches have reported that suspects not known to them have broken into their places of worship and stolen various items. These items have [...]

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Arrest Warrants Lead to Drug Charges

On Monday May 16, 2011 Deputies of the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Division went to Pennsylvania Road in Horse Shoe, North Carolina to serve arrest warrants that had been issued for Travis Walter Mintz and Chelsea Lea Dickerson regarding an allegation and complaint for Injury to Real Property. During the warrant service deputies discovered [...]

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Henderson Couple Arrested for Multiple Burglaries

Henderson County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Detectives have arrested two people in connection with multiple crimes that targeted an elderly Flat Rock, North Carolina woman. On April 27, 2011 the victim reported that she was asleep in her bedroom and was awakened by the audible alarm of her security system. She further stated that prior [...]

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Buncombe Man Arrested for Possession of Flour and Shrimp

On Sunday, May 1, 2011, at approximately 05:57 hrs., the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office arrested Antonio Carranza. Media coverage of this event has led to concerns among some community members as to the reasons that led deputies to arrest Mr. Carranza. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office received a request for assistance from the North Carolina [...]

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Henderson County Mock Vehicle Crash Scene Information

The Henderson County Sheriff’s Traffic Team will be staging mock vehicle crash scenes at each of the Henderson County Senior High Schools during prom weeks in the month of May. Sheriff Rick Davis states “These mock scenes will be constructed in an effort to educate our teens about the dangers of drinking and driving as [...]

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***RUNAWAY TEENAGER***

The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the location of 19 year old Tyauna Felicia Jones. At approximately 4:45 p.m. on April 26, 2011 Jones left from her residence located on Woodridge Drive in Henderson County North Carolina. Jones is a 19 year old black female that is approximately 5 feet 2 inches [...]

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Parish Suber Arrest

On Wednesday April 27 at approximately 0400 hrs. members of the Buncombe County Sheriffs Office Sheriffs Response Team, the Asheville Police Department Drug Suppression Unit and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation located and arrested Parish Dewight Suber at the Dunbar Apartment Complex located in South Asheville. Suber was arrested without incident and booked [...]

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Buncombe County Murderer Arrested

The Buncombe County Sheriffs Office has arrested a candler man and charged him with first degree murder in the death on Mervine Street this morning. William Godfrey Hedden, Sams Branch Rd Candler , NC was booked about 8:00 pm into the Buncombe County jail.

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Henderson County: Aggravated Homicide Suspect Arrested

On February 28, 2011 the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office arrested 27 year old Paul Martinez Vasquez of 238 Adel’s Way of Hendersonville, North Carolina for 3 counts of Failure to appear on a misdemeanor criminal offense. The offenses Vasquez failed to appear on are Possession of marijuana, No Operators License and Driving While Impaired. While [...]

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