Man in Asheville Faces Gun and Drug Charges

Asheville --  August 6, 2025: Last night, detectives and officers from the Asheville Police Department apprehended a wanted felon in west Asheville who was in possession of drugs and a handgun.

Ramond Doquis Lester (10/08/1992) was contacted by APD investigators and officers on Granada Street at around 10:02 p.m. on August 5th as they were engaged in proactive enforcement in the west Asheville region.  Lester was known to be wanted by the U.S. Marshals for an open warrant related to a weapons crime that violated federal probation.  Investigations also revealed that he was in possession of drugs and a firearm by a felon.  Lester was apprehended without incident.

Seized:
-Polymer 80 ghost gun with extended magazine (9mm)
-22.58g of fentanyl
-3.42g of methamphetamine
Arrested:
Ramond Doquis Lester (10/08/1992)
-Warrant: Federal Probation Violation
-Charged: Possession of Firearm by Felon
-Charged: Trafficking in Opium or Heroin (Level II)
-Charged: Possession With Intent to Sell or Deliver Schedule II x2
-Charged: Possession With Intent to Sell or Deliver a Controlled Substance within 1,000ft of a School
-Charged: Maintain a Vehicle for Controlled Substances
-Charged: Carrying a Concealed Gun
-Charged: Simple Possession Schedule VI
-Charged: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Lester was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under a $35,000 (or $3,500 to a bondsman) secured bond issued by a magistrate.

Editor's Note: A  criminal charge is an accusation, by law, a person accused of a crime is innocent until proven in a court of law.

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