Asheville-area lawyer, murder defendant arrested in Georgia

ASHEVILLE – A local bankruptcy attorney facing a second-degree murder charge in Buncombe County was arrested in Georgia on March 17 after he allegedly drove under the influence and assaulted two state troopers, records show.

Patrick Tucker Wood, 36, of Weaverville, was arrested by Georgia State Patrol in Berrien County, Georgia. His arrest warrant alleges he tried to headbutt the troopers twice while in handcuffs, breaking one trooper’s finger and causing a laceration to another trooper’s arm…

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