APD Arrest Wanted Felon for Drug, Assault Charges

Asheville -- June 2, 2024: A wanted felon for assaulting an officer and possessing crack cocaine

was found and detained by detectives and officers of the Asheville Police Department.

Bruce Edward Smith, wanted for failing to appear in court on drug charges, was approached by an officer in the Livingston Street neighborhood on May 30 at 1:54 p.m. while on regular patrol. Smith attacked a cop and ran away during the exchange.

Smith was apprehended by APD detectives for his outstanding warrants and additional charges related to the previous incident later that afternoon after they discovered him in the surrounding neighborhood. It was discovered that he had illegal substances on him when he was being arrested.

Arrested:

Bruce Edward Smith 
-Warrant: Assault on Law Enforcement Inflicting Physical Injury
-Warrant: Resist, Delay, Obstruct
-Warrant: Flee to Elude Arrest with Motor Vehicle
-OFA: Flee to Elude Arrest with Motor Vehicle
-OFA: Possession With Intent to Sell or Deliver Schedule VI
-OFA: Felony Possess Schedule VI
-OFA: Possess Drug Paraphernalia
Smith was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under NO BOND (ineligible for release) by a magistrate due to the Pretrial Integrity Act.

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.