Police charge 62 people in response to 'ongoing complaints' and 'outcry' from residents (2024)

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A slew of people have been arrested after Asheville police say they conducted targeted operations in various locations of west Asheville, Tunnel Road and downtown.

A total of 62 people face charges, a press release from the Asheville Police Department (APD) reports, after authorities conducted two recent operations.

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"The operations were conducted to address ongoing complaints from residents and an outcry from community organizations," Monday's release says. "These operations addressed criminal behavior by repeat offenders. The Detectives and officers staffed the operation were from nearly every division in the department and were working outside their normal shifts."

In total, police said 29 people were cited, and 33 were arrested in the operations, with a sum of 64 charges, three of which were felonies. Additionally, 28 warrants were served, 17 of which were felonies. One charge is still pending further investigation.

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Future operations similar to this are being planned for downtown and other locations in the city, APD said.

Those arrested and/or cited are as follows:

Trokon Guar

• Disorderly Conduct
• 2nd Degree Trespass
• $1000 Secured Bond

Ricky Brown

• Intoxicated and Disruptive (Citation)

Jorim Edwin Mike

• Warrant Service x5: 2nd Degree Trespass, Disorderly Conduct, Communicating Threats, Indecent Exposure, Urinate in Public (Arrest)
• $4,000 Secured Bond

William Thomas

• Panhandle (Citation)

Christopher Barden

• Soliciting from Highway (Citation)

Eric Ritter

• 2nd Degree Trespass (Citation)

Edward Walters

• Panhandling (Citation)

Chase Varricchio

• Drug Paraphernalia (Citation)

John Paul Garcia

• 2nd Degree Trespass (Citation)

Thomas Anthony Allen

• 2nd Degree Trespass (Citation)

Gregory Silver

• Warrant Service x3
• Pretrial Release Violation: 1st Degree Arson (Arrest)
• Felony Breaking and Entering
• 1st Degree Trespass
• 2nd Degree Trespass (Citation)
• $150,000 Secured Bond

John Thomas Begley

• 2nd Degree Trespass (Citation)

James Edward Benson Sr.

• Soliciting from Highway (Citation)

Anthony Benedetto Mongiovi

• 2nd Degree Trespass (Citation)

Wesley Bryson Goforth

• 2nd Degree Trespass (Citation)

Brandon Mashburn

• 2nd Degree Trespassing (Citation)

Scott Blanc

• 2nd Degree Trespassing (Citation)
• Probation Violation Warrant (Arrest)
• $10,000 Secured Bond

Wendell Lee Banks

• Warrant Service (Arrest)
• Probation Violation
• $5,000 Secured Bond

Delilah Kurtz

• 2nd Degree Trespass (Citation)

Trace Kirkland

• 2nd Degree Trespass (Citation)

Jonathan Suttles

• Soliciting from Highway (Citation)
• Also had a warrant from Madison County that was unable to be confirmed.

Erin Fein

• 2nd Degree Trespassing (Citation)

Elliot Schuck

• 2nd Degree Trespassing (Citation)

Brandy Wardrup

• 2nd Degree Trespassing (Citation)

Jose Luis Izaguirre-Ulloa

• 2nd Degree Trespassing (Citation)

Peter McGinnis

• -2nd Degree Trespassing (Citation)

Samuel Goins

• -2nd Degree Trespassing (Citation)

Robert Young

• -2nd Degree Trespassing (Citation)

Garland Kuykendall

• -2nd Degree Trespassing (Citation)

Jeffrey Keith White

• -2nd Degree Trespassing (Citation)

Izik Elya Varner

• -Warrant Service x2
• -Injury to Real Property
• -2nd Degree Trespass
• -2nd Degree Trespass (Citation)
• $300.00 Secured Bond

Steven Ray Rathbone

• -2nd Degree Trespassing (Citation)

Trace Donovan Kirkland

• -2nd Degree Trespassing (Citation)
• -Possession of Sch II Controlled Substance (Charge Pending)

Craig Tyson Rembert

• -Impede Flow of Traffic (Citation)

Damien Belmonte

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• -Felony Possession of Schedule II CS
• -Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
• $5,000 Secured bond

Shenna Johnson

• -Warrant Service x2 (Arrest)
• -Felony Poss of Schedule II Controlled Substance
• -Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
• Written Promise

Casey James Crozier

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• No Bond

Jwantana Lynn Huddleston

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• $500 Secured Bond

Clarence Lee Moore

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• $500 Secured Bond

Simon Alexander Davis

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• $500 Secured Bond

Robert Adam Young

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• $500 Secured Bond

Tracey Preston Fowler

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• $500 Secured Bond

Jaseynth Evangeline Colton

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• Written Promise

Zachary Erich Russow

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• Written Promise

Karl Leif Carson

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• $500 Secured Bond

Elizabeth Shirlene Pine

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• $500 Secured Bond

Elias Grant Roach

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• $500 Secured Bond

Jason Brent Garner

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• $500 Secured Bond

Garland William Kuykendall, Jr.

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• $500 Secured Bond
• *also cited on 10/5/2023 Op for 2nd Degree Trespass

Patricia Anne Beckford

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• $500 Secured Bond

Matthew Lee Darrohn

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• Written Promise

Jason Andrew Self

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• $500 Secured Bond

Reanna Lynn Gentry

• -2nd Degree Trespass
• $500 Secured Bond

Terry Lee Miller

• -Open Container Alcohol Viol
• Written Promise

Charity Istalena Bugg

• -PWISD Schedule II Controlled Substance
• -Resist, Obstruct, and Delay
• -2nd Degree Trespass
• $5,000 Secured Bond

Kellie June Dillon

• Possession of Methamphetamine
• 2nd Degree Trespass
• $1,000 Secured Bond

Kenly Dale Parnell

• -Open Container Alcohol Viol
• -2nd Degree Trespass
• $500 Secured Bond

Joseph Thomas Hughes, Jr.

• -Open Container Alcohol Viol
• $500 Secured Bond

Charles Henry Routh

• -Open Container Alcohol Viol
• -2nd Degree Trespass
• -Intoxicated and Disruptive
• $500 Secured Bond

Savannah Dove Phillips

• -Warrant Service X4
• -Simple Assault
• -Misd Larceny
• -Felony Possession of Sch II CS
• -Possess Drug Paraphernalia
• $1,000 Secured Bond

Marlena Sultana Borges

• -Warrant Service X7
• -Larceny by Employee
• -DWLR
• -Expired Registration
• -Hit & Run
• -Unsafe Tires
• -Expired Registration
• -Failure to Reduce Speed
• $12,000 Secured Bond