Two Separate Weekend Arrests by Asheville Police Involving Drugs

Asheville --  Officers from the Asheville Police Department made two arrests this past weekend while enforcing crime prevention measures in a neighborhood in west Asheville.

Just after midnight on May 17, while officers were responding to an unrelated request for service on Cordova Street, they noticed a man throwing away a plastic baggie when he saw them.  The individual, Terrance Antonio Lucas (05/22/1989), was apprehended by officers and discovered to be in possession of a bag of white powder, marijuana, and a sizable sum of money.  Officers brought Lucas into arrest without any problems after recovering the baggie that contained drugs.  

Officers saw a car on Hanover Street failing to stop at a stop sign at around 7:44 p.m. on May 18th in the second incident.  Melissa Jean Thompson (04/20/1980), the passenger, was brought into custody without incident after it was discovered that she was in possession of a trafficking quantity of methamphetamine during the traffic stop.

Arrested:

Terrance Antonio Lucas (05/22/1989)

(F) Trafficking Opium Level III

(F) Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Sell, Deliver Schedule II

(F) Possession of Schedule II

(F) Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Sell, Deliver Schedule VI

(F) Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Sell, Deliver Counterfeit Controlled Substance

(F) Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Sell, Deliver Within 1000ft of School

Seized:

Fentanyl 113.43 grams

Marijuana 18.89 grams

White Powder 224.54 grams

$3,780 in US Currency

Lucas was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under a $200,000 (or $20,000 to a bondsman) secured bond issued by a magistrate.

Arrested: 

Melissa Jean Thompson (04/20/1980)

(F) Trafficking Methamphetamine Level I

(F) Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Sell, Deliver Schedule II

(F) Possession of Schedule II x 2

William Michael Dyer (12/05/1979)

Cited for:

Driving While License Revoked

Failure to Stop at Stop Sign

Seized:

28 grams Methamphetamine

5 grams Crack-Cocaine

Thompson was booked into the Buncombe County Detention under a $200,000 (or $20,000 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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