Buncombe County — August 8, 2025: A man previously considered “armed and dangerous” and wanted on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges has been located and taken into custody, with new details emerging about the circumstances of his apprehension.
Nicholas D.J. Ivers, who was the subject of a search by the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), was found disoriented on a hiking trail and is now recovering from a gunshot wound to the head.
Ivers was located on a hiking trail on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buncombe County on Wednesday, July 30, by a passerby who notified a Park Ranger. The BCSO was subsequently contacted and confirmed the individual was Ivers…