Man Charged in Asheville DUI, Drug Trafficking, HIt and Run Spree

Asheville --  After several hit-and-runs in downtown and west Asheville on Monday afternoon, Asheville police officers detained a man for driving while intoxicated.  

Fortunately, no one was hurt; reports solely indicate property damage.
 

On March 10th, early in the afternoon, officers responded to multiple complaints of hit-and-runs in downtown Asheville involving a silver Toyota Tacoma.  After that, the suspect was seen colliding with cars in west Asheville.  Officers found the Tacoma with front-end damage in a Dellwood Street driveway shortly after, at approximately 2:06 p.m., and spoke with Josiah Christian Evan Ligiecki (12/24/1998), who was arrested.

A passenger in the vehicle, Brooklyn Ciara Shook (03/01/1995), who was wanted on open warrants, was also taken into custody. 

Arrested:
Wayne Kenneth Wells Jr. (04/30/1978)
-Felony Trafficking Opium by Possession
-Felony Trafficking Opium by Transport
-Felony Possession With Intent to Manufacture Sell Deliver Schedule II
-Felony Possession of Schedule II x3
-Felony Maintain a Vehicle
-Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
-Citation: No Insurance
-Citation: Failure to Register Vehicle
-Citation: Failure to Display Tag

Wells was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under a $200,000 (or $20,000 to a bondsman) secured bond issued by a magistrate.
Brooklyn Ciara Shook (03/01/1995)
-Failure to Appear on 2nd Degree Trespass
Shook was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under a $500 (or $50 to a bondsman) secured bond issued by a 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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