APD Arrest Probation Violator on Drug & Gun Charges

Asheville -- August 15, 2024: Asheville Police arrested a man wanted for probation violations and multiple open

warrants on drug and gun charges Tuesday afternoon.

While conducting proactive enforcement, APD detectives attempted to make contact with Kwantez Marquis Tobe around
4:21 p.m. on August 13. Tobe had open warrants for failing to appear in court, including charges related to pre-trial release violations. As they made contact with him, he fled on foot but was apprehended shortly after. During the arrest, he was found to be in possession of drugs and a gun.

Seized:
-FN 503 pistol
-0.20g of MDMA
Arrested:
Kwantez Marquis Tobe (12/27/1992)
-Failure to Appear on Felony Flee to Elude Arrest with Motor Vehicle
-Failure to Appear on Felony Larceny
-Failure to Appear on Assault on Female
-Failure to Appear on Interfere with Emergency Communication
-Failure to Appear on Communicating Threats
-Warrant: Pretrial Release Violation x7
-Charged: Possession of Firearm by Felon
-Charged: Felony Possession of Schedule I
-Charged: Simple Possession of Schedule VI
-Charged: Carrying Concealed Gun
-Charged: Resisting Public Officer

Tobe was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under NO BOND (ineligible for release) by a magistrate due to the Pretrial Integrity Act.

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.