From Carolina Public Press
By Angie Newsome
After rejecting earlier requests for its release, Buncombe County District Attorney Ron Moore made the audit public in June, two days after a federal judge sentenced former room manager Lee Smith to 10 months in prison followed by a year’s probation for stealing drugs from the evidence room. The evidence room manager for 20 years, Smith was suspended in 2011 after he tested positive on a drug test. In March 2013, he pled guilty to stealing drugs — mostly prescription painkillers and marijuana — from the evidence room.
Here, the evidence room audit is published in its entirety for the first time.
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