Numerous Charges on Conover Man 

A Conover man faces numerous charges after a Tuesday

arrest by the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office. 31-year-old

Terry Kenneth Ross was charged with Felony First Degree

Burglary, Felony Breaking and or Entering, two Meth Charges,

Maintaining a Vehicle, Dwelling or Place for Controlled

Substance, Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction and

Possession of Firearm by Felon. Bond was set at $390,000

with his next court appearance scheduled for December 30^th.

Rape Suspect Arrested by Asheville Police  

Asheville Police on Thursday arrested a rape suspect. Detectives

charged 69-year-old James Brown of Asheville with Second

Degree Forcible Rape and he was booked into the Buncombe

County Detention Center under a $200,000 bond. Asheville

Police continues to investigate similar cases of sexual assault.

Anyone who may have been a victim or has information related

to a similar incident can contact Asheville Police at 828-252-1110.

Wire Theft from House 

An Iron Station man has been charged with stealing

wire from a residence under construction. Lincoln

deputies on December 14^th, were dispatched to the

2700 block of West NC 27 Highway, where they

discovered that wiring in the crawl space had been

cut. Damage was estimated at about $1,000.

50-year-old Michael Wayne Rich reportedly

confessed to the larceny, according to the Lincoln

County Sheriff’s Office, and was placed in the Harven

A. Crouse Detention Center.