Ashe County Sheriff's Office Provides Update on September 2024 Felony Traffic Stop and Grand Jury Decision

No charges to be filed in man's death after traffic stop, altercation with Ashe County Sheriff's Deputies: DA

ASHE COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — No charges will be filed in connection with a man's death following a traffic stop, according to the Ashe County Sheriff's Office and Watauga County District Attorney's Office. On September 13, 2024, deputies monitoring traffic at Highway 16 and Highway 221 spotted a motorcycle with a piece of cardboard with "no tag" written in Sharpie. When deputies tried to stop the motorcycle near the Corner Market gas st…

Ashe County Sheriff's Office Provides Update on September 2024 Felony Traffic Stop and Grand Jury Decision

Last Updated on May 15, 2025 1:16 pm Today, the Ashe County Sheriff's Office is providing a critical update regarding the traffic stop thatoccurred on September 13th, 2024, and the recent findings by the Grand Jury. This update is sharedwith the deepest respect for our community. Since the incident, our office has refrained from public comment to allow the North Carolina StateBureau of Investigation (SBI) and the District Attorney's Office to co…