By Mark Starling Ex-Buncombe Deputy Charged With Assault (Buncombe County, NC) -- A former Buncombe County deputy is facing assault charges. Tyler McDonald was issued a criminal summons last week after the SBI wrapped up an investigation into his actions during a traffic stop. The summons alleges McDonald kneed a handcuffed man on October 5th. A hearing is scheduled for May 6th. Ice Causes Minimal Problems In WNC (Undated) -- Western North Carolina residents are heading into the weekend with minimal problems from this week's ice storm. Rain ended up being the main culprit early Thursday, while crews were expecting one-million power outages statewide from ice. Less than one-thousand were reported this morning. One lane of a west Asheville road was blocked after a mudslide. No other major outages or damages were reported.