Man charged with murder in Arden gas station death makes first court appearance

ARDEN, N.C. (WLOS) — The man charged in the death of a woman at an Arden gas station made his first court appearance Tuesday in Buncombe County District Court.

John Blodgett, 54, is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Jodi Anderson. Blodgett also faces a charge of robbery with a dangerous weapon.

According to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a call of a fight happening before 7 a.m. on Monday at the Shell gas station located at 4012 Sweeten Creek Road. When deputies arrived, they found Anderson deceased, the sheriff’s office said…

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