Around 8:41 on August 24, officers were called to the Pisgah View Apartment complex in response to a loud noise complaint. Another officer was waiting at the back door when Jonathan Lee Suttles, the apartment's occupant, tried to escape while they were trying to reach him. Suttles was discovered to have a trafficking quantity of methamphetamine and fentanyl while being arrested.
Suttles was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under a $100,000 (or $10,000 to a bondsman) secured bond issued by a magistrate.
Charges:
-Felony Trafficking Opium or Heroin
-Felony Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Sell, Deliver Schedule II x2
-Felony Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Sell, Deliver within 1,000 feet of School
-Felony Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Sell, Deliver within 1,000 feet of Park
-Felony Possession of Schedule II x2
-Possession of Paraphernalia
Seized:
-Fentanyl 7 Grams
-Methamphetamine 10 Grams
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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