Wanted Felon Arrested in Asheville

Asheville --   Early Saturday morning, Asheville Police Department officers took aggressive measures in response to neighborhood concerns of illegal drug activities, arresting a wanted felon on gun and drug charges.

On May 31, officers spotted a person with an AR pistol while on proactive patrol near the 100 block of Atkinson Street.  

After making contact with the man, who was later identified as Brandon Norrelle Miller (born July 27, 1987), officers took him into custody without any problems.  Miller was discovered in possession of both drugs and a handgun during the arrest.

Arrested:
Brandon Norrelle Miller (07/27/1987)
(F) Firearm by Felon
(F) Possession With Intent to Manufacture Sell Deliver Schedule IV
(F) Possession With Intent to Manufacture Sell Deliver Within 1000 Feet of a School
(M) Going Armed to the Terror of the Public
(M) Carrying Concealed Gun
(M) 2nd Degree Trespass
Warrants Served:
(F) Flee to Elude
Miller was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under a $25,000 (or $2,500 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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