Car spotted going wrong way in Asheville leads to prison for felon

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office said that a convicted felon arrested in December 2024 following a traffic stop was sentenced on Monday.

Derontrez Coleman, 34, pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon and attaining habitual felon status. He was sentenced to serve 76 to 104 months in state prison.

The charges stem from a Dec. 17, 2024, incident when Asheville police patrolling near Haywood Road spotted two men in a vehicle drinking tequila, using drugs, and carrying guns. Officers pulled the vehicle over after watching it drive the wrong way down Granada Street and weave between lanes…

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