Asheville man arrested for shooting into occupied vehicle

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Michael Adarius Cornett, 37, was arrested after firing a gun into an occupied vehicle last Saturday.

No one was injured during the incident, which took place around 6:21 a.m., Saturday, March 14 around the 700 block of Fairview Road. According to the victim, a man driving in the lane next to him fired several rounds into the victim’s car before fleeing the area.

Subsequent investigation by Asheville Police Department detectives identified Cornett as a suspect and Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office deputies took him into custody at his Weaverville residence. A search of Cornett’s residence led to the seizure of six firearms…

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