Man Wanted Faces Drug Trafficking Charges

Hendersonville -- May 1, 2023: On Monday, the U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force
apprehended Ronald Lee Peak of Hendersonville.

Mr. Peak, age 42, was a fugitive with more than 20 open warrants for his arrest on charges out of Henderson, Haywood, and Buncombe County at the time he was taken into custody.

Buncombe County Sheriff's Report Today:

Upon his arrest, Mr. Peak was found to be in possession of trafficking quantities of Methamphetamine (30.5 grams) and Fentanyl (9.4 grams) and also in possession of 3.8 grams of Cocaine.
As a result, IGRANT Agents with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office have charged Mr. Peak with the following felonies charges:
• Trafficking Fentanyl
• Manufacture/Sell/Deliver/Possess Controlled Substance Within 1000 Feet of School - Fentanyl
• Trafficking Methamphetamine
• Manufacture/Sell/Deliver/Possess Controlled Substance Within 1000 Feet of School - Methamphetamine
• Possession With Intent to Manufacture/Sell/Deliver Schedule I
• Possession With Intent to Manufacture/Sell/Deliver Schedule II
“The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office will continue to work to dismantle high-level drug trafficking operations in our community,” says Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller.
Mr. Peak is being held at the Buncombe County Detention Facility on a $1,026,000.00 bond.
The complete list of charges he is being held on is as follows:
BREAK/ENTER TERRORIZE/INJURE
POSSESS MARIJUANA UP TO 1/2 OZ
PWIMSD SCH I CS
SURRENDER DEF BY SURETY (F)
SURRENDER DEF BY SURETY (F)
TRAFFICKING, OPIUM OR HEROIN
M/S/D/P CS W/N 1000FT SCHOOL
MAINTAIN VEH/DWELL/PLACE CS (F)
SIMPLE POSSESS SCH VI CS (M)
POSSESS DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
FELON
FLEE/ELUDE ARREST W/MV (F)
FELONY POSSESSION OF COCAINE
INJURY TO REAL PROPERTY
PWIMSD SCH II CS
SURRENDER DEF BY SURETY (F)
INJURY TO PERSONAL PROPERTY
LITTERING NOT > 15 LBS
PWIMSD SCH II CS
ALTER/STEAL/DEST CRIMINAL EVID
POSSESS MARIJUANA UP TO 1/2 OZ
TRAFFICK IN METHAMPHETAMINE
POSSESS DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
RECKLESS DRVG-WANTON DISREGARD
TRAFFICKING, OPIUM OR HEROIN
FELONY POSSESSION OF COCAINE
HIT/RUN LEAVE SCENE PROP DAM
OPEN CONTAINER ALCOHOL VIOL
M/S/D/P CS W/N 1000FT SCHOOL
POSS OPN CNT/CONS ALC PSG AREA
SPEEDING
DWLR NOT IMPAIRED REV
MAINTAIN LANE CONTROL
M/S/D/P CS W/N 1000FT SCHOOL
POSS OPN CNT/CONS ALC PSG AREA
SPEEDING
DWLR NOT IMPAIRED REV
FAIL TO MAINTAIN LANE CONTROL
M/S/D/P CS W/N 1000FT SCHOOL
FAIL TO WEAR SEAT BELT-DRIVER
PWIMSD SCH II CS

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.