Buncombe County Ring Leader of Copper Wire Thefts Sentence of 7 Years

Buncombe County -- February 12, 2023: Nathaniel Bruce Scott Styles of Candler has pled guilty
to multiple felonies

and will now serve 85-150 months in prison according to sentencing handed down in Superior Court. In March of 2022, Mr. Styles was charged by the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office with 38 crimes related to a copper wire theft ring operating in Buncombe County.

11 other individuals were also charged with a total of more than 150 charges brought by the Sheriff’s Office as part of the large-scale investigation.

Buncombe County Sheriff's Office:

"Thank you to our Property Crimes Detectives and supervisors for leading this detailed criminal investigation,” says Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller.
Thank you to Detective Thueme, Detective Reed, Detective Barnette, Detective Jones, Detective Wallace, Detective Sexton, Detective Brookshire, Detective LeCroy, Detective Hutchinson, Detective Sergeant Roberts, and the entire SCET Unit for their tireless work and dedication to this investigation"

WNCTIMES by Marjorie Farrington