Press release from Asheville Police Department:
Asheville, NC (November 22, 2024): Asheville Police arrested two people for drugs and a gun Thursday night near downtown Asheville.
Responding to multiple citizen complaints of illicit drug activity, Asheville Police Department officers conducted an investigation and executed a search warrant on Crescent Street around 10:13 p.m. on November 21st. Officers made contact with Karieem Roy Dillingham (05/17/1981) and Rosa Poole Dillingham (10/10/1960), who were found to be in possession of drugs, drug paraphernalia, and a firearm. Karieem Dillingham and Rosa Dillingham were taken into custody without incident.
Arrested:
Karieem Roy Dillingham (05/17/1981)
(F) Possession of Schedule II X2
(F) Possession of Firearm by Felon
(M) Maintain a Dwelling/Place for Controlled Substance
(M) Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Dillingham was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under NO BOND (ineligible for release) by a magistrate due to the Pretrial Integrity Act.
Rosa Poole Dillingham (10/10/1960)
(F) Possession of Schedule II
(M) Maintain a Dwelling/Place for Controlled Substance
(M) Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Dillingham was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under a $1,000 (or $100 to a bondsman) secured bond issued by a magistrate.
If you have any information about illegal drug activity, please contact APD by calling (828) 252-1110. You can also send an anonymous tip by texting TIP2APD to 847411 or using the TIP2APD smartphone application (search “Asheville PD” in your app store).
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