APD Arrest Four While Conducing "Crime Prevention"

Asheville -- September 11, 2023: Last week officers from the Asheville Police Department made four arrests during crime prevention operations across the city.

On Wednesday, detectives and officers from the APD apprehended four people wanted for drug possession, gun charges, outstanding warrants, and failure to appear in court.

Seized:
-Walther P22 pistol (.22 cal)
-16.72g of crack
-0.87g of meth
Arrested:
Quintearon Trumaine Jones 
- Failure to Appear on Felony Possess Sch. II x2
- Failure to Appear on Possess Methamphetamine
- Failure to Appear on Resist, Delay, Obstruct
- Failure to Appear on Second-Degree Trespass x2
- Charged: Carrying a Concealed Gun
Jones was booked into the Buncombe County Jail under a $5,000 secured bond (or $500 to a bondsman) issued by the magistrate.
Tavon Malik Pickens 
- Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule II
- Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
- Possess Drug Paraphernalia
- Driving While License Revoked
Pickens was booked into the Buncombe County Jail and released under a $50,000 unsecured bond.
Kaley Brooke Locust 
- Warrant: Felony Probation Violation
Locust was booked into the Buncombe County Jail under a $30,000 secured bond (or $3,000 to a bondsman) issued by the magistrate.
Keyana Nichole Roberts 
- Warrant: Misd. Probation Violation
- Warrant: Pre-trial Release Violation
- Warrant: Driving While License Revoked
Roberts was booked into the Buncombe County Jail under a $17,000 secured bond (or $1,700 to a bondsman) issued by the 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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