Witnesses apprehend hit-and-run suspectASHEVILLE - Police on April 2 arrested a man for hit-and-run, with assistance of civilian witnesses.
David Bryan Wood, birth date 10/28/1949, of Asheville, was driving in the area of 873 Merrimon Ave., at about 1:15 p.m., when he struck a man who was riding a scooter. Mr. Wood then drove away from the scene.
Two witnesses reportedly followed Mr. Wood and brought him back to the area to be arrested by police. The victim, a 40-year-old Asheville man, sustained non-life threatening injuries.
Mr. Wood was charged with DWI, Felony Hit-and-Run, and Driving While License Revoked.
APD charges man in multiple break-ins
ASHEVILLE - Asheville police have charged Michael Charles Carroll, birth date 9/1/1982, with multiple break-ins at area homes and businesses.
Mr. Carroll, of Asheville, is charged with seven counts of Larceny after Breaking & Entering; seven counts of Breaking & Entering; two counts of Obtaining Property by False Pretense; and one count of Injury to Real Property.
He is in the Buncombe County Detention Center under a $70,000 bond.
Man shot in hand at apartment complex
ASHEVILLE - On March 31, shortly before 2 p.m., Asheville police received a call that a man had been shot in the hand while standing behind the #29 building at Pisgah View Apartments.
The victim, 19, does not live at Pisgah View and told police that he doesn't know the suspect. He said the suspect was a black male with short hair, wearing dark jeans that appeared to be lighter colored in the front, and a black long-sleeved shirt. The victim was transported to Mission and treated for a non-life threatening injury. CID is investigating.
APD arrests, IDs Georgia prison escapee
ASHEVILLE – Asheville police have arrested and identified a man who escaped from a Georgia prison and who has a history of charges that include murder and drug trafficking.
Rodney Dejuan Allison, birth date 5/26/1975, is being held at the Buncombe County Detention Center on a $200,000 bond. He had been on the run from Georgia officials since escaping from prison in May 2008. He had been serving a 10-year sentence for trafficking.
Mr. Allison was identified through the work of detectives in the Criminal Investigations Division, following his arrest as “John Doe 899,” on March 22. On that date, Mr. Allison (whose name was not known at the time) was arrested and charged with assaulting a patrol officer during a drug bust at the Inn Town Motel on Tunnel Road.
He fought with the officers for several minutes before they were able to secure him and one officer sustained a hand injury in the fight.
During the booking process, Mr. Allison gave the name of "Randy Jones" and said he was from Charleston, S.C.
On March 23, he appeared before Judge Sharon T. Barrett and signed a Waiver of Counsel in the name of "Randy Jones."
On March 24, APD Det. Mike Downing was able to identify "Randy Jones," aka "John Doe 899,” as Rodney Dejuan Allison, a jail escapee from Georgia with a history of drugs and violence.
Asheville police on March 24 charged Mr. Allison with one count of Felony Obstruction of Justice and Fugitive from Justice (Georgia).
In addition to his murder and drugs charges, Mr. Allison’s record includes, but is not limited to, charges for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon; Carrying a Concealed Weapon; Aggravated Assault; Aggravated Battery; and Violation of the Georgia Controlled Substance Act.
Buncombe County Sheriff’s Investigators have charged an Arden man in connection with a Monday morning incident where he stabbed his ex-girlfriend and her son in her south Buncombe apartment.
On April 18, 2009 many people in Asheville North Carolina, Buncombe County and Western North Carolina will be coming together for Operation Pill Crusher. I was talking to a few people today about prescription pills, and how them make their way out of our medicine cabinets and go right into the school systems. Did you know that close to 70% of all drug related charges and arrests in the Buncombe County School System are prescription pills? That is wild people! Parents keep these pills in their medicine cabinets, in their kitchen closets and around the house somehow thinking that the kids will not wonder "what is it", "what does it do", and "what will it do to me". There have been many reports of "Skittles Bowls" at pill parties where everyone goes on a "pill search" in their home or the homes of their family or friends, gather as much medication as possible, go to the party, put it in one big bowl, and everyone at the party grabs 1, 2, 3 or more. Some never come back! I am scared for all of our children these days. Asheville; let us take a stand against things prescription drug abuse. Sometimes we do not take the time to pay attention until it hits our home. Well it is hitting our community, and your home may not be too far away. Please take a part in Operation Pill Crusher in Asheville and Bucombe County!
