APD Arrest Register Sex Offender

Asheville --  Asheville Police Department officers arrested and charged a registered sex offender Thursday afternoon. Officers responded to an Asheville City School property near downtown Asheville around 4:30 p.m. on May 22nd  to investigate reports of a man seen against a fence near the educational facility.

Upon arrival, officers located Lucas Felix Martinez ( 06/19/1981), standing in plain view on a footbridge adjacent to the property, matching the description provided.

During the investigation, officers confirmed that Martinez is a registered sex offender and was within 300 feet of the school property at the time of the incident. He was taken into custody without incident and charged with Felony Sex Offender Unlawfully on Premises.

Martinez was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under a $20,000 (or $2,000 to a bondsman) secured bond issued by a 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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