ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – A habitual felon has been sentenced to more than 10 years in North Carolina state prison.
The Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office said 46-year-old Ralph Lewis King was sentenced to serve 10 to 13 years after pleading guilty to several felony and misdemeanor charges connected to a two-month crime spree in early 2025.
The district attorney’s office said the 2025 charges King pleaded guilty to include:
- Drug Trafficking and Possession: Trafficking in opium, heroin and cocaine; possession of methamphetamine and heroin.
- Property and Theft: Multiple counts of felony breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, breaking and entering of a motor vehicle and felony larceny.
- Firearms: Multiple counts of possession of a firearm by a felon.
The offenses were committed in January and February 2025, the district attorney’s office said.
King’s extensive criminal history led to him being sentenced as a habitual felon, according to the district attorney’s office…