Hendersonville man jailed under ethnic intimidation charge for defacing MLK monument
A rarely filed ethnic intimidation charge was lodged against a Hendersonville man on April 28 for defacing a Martin Luther King Jr. statue in the memorial park on North Grove Street named after the civil rights leader.
A 31-year-old white man vandalized the statue with anti-Semitic and racially biased graffiti, according to Hendersonville Police Chief Blair Myhand.
A passerby called the HPD to let them know what the man was doing and police caught the suspect in the act, Myhand said.
The man was charged with ethnic intimidation and damage to property. His name is not being published by the Times-News because the charges are misdemeanors.
For efficiency and safety, those bringing items for shredding will remain in their cars as they drive to and from the shred truck, which will be located on Village Center Drive behind Village Hall. Participants can bring up to three cardboard boxes worth of documents. No notebooks or black binder clips can be put in the shredder, but staple and small paper clips are acceptable.
The Sheriff’s Office will accept pills, ointments, vitamins, liquids in their original containers, patches and inhalers. They cannot accept chemotherapy drugs or sharps/needles/epi-pens.
The Village Council has expanded the Shred Event to three hours to ease traffic and provide more opportunity to Flat Rock residents. People are asked to refrain from coming early and lining up, as it prevents the shred truck from being able to access the site easily. Check the Village of Flat Rock website for any schedule changes due to extreme weather conditions.
Narcotic arrest warrant reveals over 100 syringes inside Henderson Co. residence
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HENDERSON CO., Ky. (WFIE) - A narcotic arrest warrant for a Henderson County man revealed over 100 used and unused syringes in his bedroom Friday.
According to the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, detectives with the Pennyrile Narcotics Task Force assisted deputies in a drug investigation after they attempted to locate and serve a narcotic arrest warrant on 34-year-old Paul Joseph Schwartz, also known as Joey Schwartz, just before 6 p.m.
We’re told Schwartz is currently in jail for other felony charges.
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Deputies say after making contact with someone inside the residence on Kennedy Circle, they were told Schwartz wasn’t home. That’s when deputies say they received consent to search his bedroom.
Police: Investigation leads to drug seizure, arrest, $1.1M bond for Hendersonville man
From staff reports
On April 28, detectives with the Henderson County Drug Task Force, with assistance from the Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant at 1619 Fruitland Road in Hendersonville.
The search warrant was executed as a result of an investigation being conducted by detectives on Bryon Antonio Gaines.
As a result of the search warrant, the following items were seized:
424 grams of methamphetamine
16 grams of crack cocaine
10 grams of cocaine
$4,550 in cash
Trafficking in methamphetamine level 3
Trafficking in MDMA level 1
Three counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule 2 controlled substance
Sheriff: Man killed mother, stepfather before shooting 2 deputies at Boone home WSOCTV.com News Staff
Two deputies were killed and three other people, including the gunman, were found dead after a 13-hour standoff in Boone on Wednesday, the Watauga County sheriff said.
Authorities said the two deputies died in the shooting that prompted a daylong standoff Wednesday that dragged into the night with law enforcement officers surrounding a home.
The sheriff identified the gunman as 32-year-old Isaac Alton Barnes. Officials believe he died by suicide.
Breaking Boone- sheriff Hagaman just spoke with us confirming the second deputy has died. They also found the suspect’s mother and stepfather deceased. Police had been to the home over the weekend. The latest on the investigation today at noon, 5pm and 6pm. pic.twitter.com/uV0WlhTnOX Dave Faherty (@FahertyWSOC9) April 29, 2021