Jason Sandford
Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.
Lunsford calls for tougher laws
Mark Lunsford, the father of young Jessica Lunsford who was kidnapped, raped and bured alive a few years back down in Florida, came to Ashvegas to talk to the N.C. Victims Assistance Network. Lunsford said North Carolina needs to toughen up laws on sex offenders and enact Jessica’s Law.
Former jailer pleads guilty
A former Buncombe County Detention Center jailer pleaded guilty to “sexual activity by a custodian.” The 33-year-old was having consensual sex with an inmate, taking pictures of women with a cell phone and “other things” that reporter Holly Headache wouldn’t tell us about. Sheriff Van Duncan said the deputy was suspended during an investigation, and then fired. The former deputy will serve 90 days in prison, Holly said.
In other news…
There’s a rape investigation in Madison County… Owen High School will announce the name of its new football stadium on Friday night. People could go online and vote for their favorite stadium name… Jeremy Butterfield said a bunch of bottom-feeding sucker fish turned up dead in the Broad River, just down stream from the Lake Lure water treatment plant, and residents were blaming the plant for the fish kill. But officials checked with the plant and said that wasn’t it – just low water and hot temperatures, which caused low oxygen in the water. More water will be released into the river to try and help things out… Pat Simon talked to a couple of former New Orleans residents now living in Asheville. This is the two-year anniversary of Katrina… The Zona Lofts condo project in downtown got the greenlight from Asheville City Council on Tuesday. The condos will sell from $120,000 to $200,000 and will have several “green” features, such as a wind turbine and rainwater catchers to use the water in toilets.
In still other news…
A portion of Highway 74 in Jackson County was named “Judge Lacy H. Thornburg Highway” in honor of the federal judge… Farmers say there will be plenty of locally grown apples for this weekends Apple Festival in Hendersonville… And John Le did some story about a program that helps homeless veterans.
Who cares about stories after someone has plead guilty? Why couldn’t the reporter get the story when it happened? It’s called a scoop. These stupid (after the fact) stories are boring and irrelevant! You need to report it, but does it really require a reporter. he story about the jailer put me to sleep! I’m sorry