CANDLER, N.C. (WLOS) — A Candler man faces a federal charge after he fled from deputies with a live grenade in his car, authorities said.
Around 12:17 a.m. on Wednesday, July 23, deputies with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) responded to a report of a breaking and entering in Candler, according to a release from BCSO.
According to a federal criminal complaint, a 911 caller reported that a man, identified as 51-year-old Gregory Lee Pettit, tried to break into a residence on Needles Lane while “intoxicated and in possession of a firearm and a knife.”…