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Trio of 18-year-olds arrested on gun, drug charges

Trio of 18-year-olds arrested on gun, drug charges

Guns seized by Asheville Police Department officers during a traffic stop on March 20, 2026. Photo: Contributed/Asheville Police Department


ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Last Friday, Asheville Police Department officers arrested three 18-year-olds, seizing guns and drugs, following erratic driving on Oakland Road.

Terryon Demon Collins, Taaron Mikeith Andreis Griffin and Darius Mikael Tolbert were pulled over around 8:09 p.m. on Friday, March 20, and found in possession of concealed firearms and narcotics.

Collins was arrested under a $20,000 bond and charged with:

  • Three counts of Resisting Public Officer x3
  • One count of Carrying Concealed Gun
  • One count of Injury to Personal Property

Griffin was arrested under a $15,000 bond and charged with:

  • One count of Carrying Concealed Gun
  • One count of Possession of Schedule VI

Tolbert was arrested under a $15,000 bond and charged with:

  • One count of Carrying Concealed Gun

All three posted bond and were released the following day.

If you have any information about gun or drug activity, please contact the Asheville Police Department at (828) 252-1110. You can also send an anonymous tip using TIP2APD (search “Asheville PD” in your app store) or by texting TIP2APD to 847411.

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