Press release from Asheville Police Department:
The Asheville Police Department is requesting assistance to locate Manuel Joel Bates. Bates has seven open warrants including:
-2 counts of battery of an unborn child;
-2 counts of assault on a female;
-larceny;
-injury to personal property; and
-communicating threatsManuel Bates is described as a black male, 29 years of age, 5’9″ and 200 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. He has two tattoos on his right forearm, one depicting a cross and the other reading “Shiloh.”
If anyone has information regarding the whereabouts of Manuel Joel Bates they are encouraged to contact the Asheville Police Department at (828) 252-1110 or Asheville-Buncombe Crime Stoppers at (828) 255-5050, if you wish to remain anonymous.
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