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April 2, 2013, No comments

Details on former APD evidence manager’s guilty plea emerge amidst lingering questions.

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Former Asheville evidence-room manager pleads guilty to drug embezzlement

March 28, 2013, No comments

William Ledessie Smith, III, of Spartanburg, S.C. pleaded guilty today to a federal charge stemming from a joint federal and state investigation into ...

Buncombe County District Attorney Ron Moore, pictured last year with a portion of the unreleased Asheville Police Department's evidence-room audit. Image courtesy of WSPA.

Buncombe DA ‘hopeful’ evidence-room investigation will end soon

February 4, 2013, No comments

“I’m hopeful we’re moving forward shortly” to conclude the investigation, Buncombe County District Attorney Ron Moore said Monday. But, he add ...

APD Chief William Anderson announces the hiring of a new evidence-room manager. Anderson says he now knows who was responsible for the APD's missing items, but won't say more until the investigation is complete. Colby Rabon/Carolina Public Press

Asheville police hire new evidence-room manager

February 4, 2013, No comments

Chief William Anderson announced the hire, and said he now knows how evidence went missing and who is responsible. Meanwhile, he said, he’s still no ...