Announcement from the Asheville Police Department:
Asheville – Asheville Police extradited Leslie Dirton from Greenville S.C. Friday on 8 charges of Indecent Exposure, 7 charges of Secret Peeping and 1 charge of Stalking. Dirton is a Registered Sex Offender and has been making trips to mainly downtown Asheville to expose and gratify himself in front of unsuspecting men. Central APD Officer William Olson began putting together cases against Dirton after Olson arrested Dirton last February for similar offenses. Olson spoke with a number of downtown merchants and after a lengthy investigation, Olson was able to obtain the 16 warrants for arrest. Dirton is currently being held at the Buncombe County Detention Facility on a $16,000 secure bond.
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