Rutherford Man Charged Connected to Shooting Deaths in Asheville

Buncombe County -- December 23, 2022: At approximately 9:30 p.m. Wednesday evening Cody Wayne Dockins was
taken into custody at his residence

in Rutherford County. Dockins was wanted on  multiple open warrants, including one for first-degree murder, according to the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office. U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force, North Carolina State Highway Patrol and Rutherford worked together to take him into custody.  

The murder charge is  in connection to the killings of two people found Monday in a vehicle at a gas station on Mills Gap Road.

Mr. Dockins is now in the custody of the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office, held on a $13,000 Bond.

 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.

WNCTIMES by Marjorie Farrington