Felon wanted for kidnapping arrested in Asheville, police say

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Police Department said a felon with a warrant for kidnapping was arrested on Monday.

Police said 29-year-old Jayleen Marquse Boston was taken into custody in the Montford Avenue area around 12:58 p.m. on Jan. 30.

During the arrest, police said a glock 43X pistol, 40 DU of Oxycodone, .86 grams of MDMA and $12,436 was seized.

Boston was charged with the following:

• Trafficking in opium or heroin by possession
• Trafficking in opium or heroin by transport
• Possession of firearm by felon
• Possession with intent to sell or deliver schedule II
• Possession with intent to sell or deliver schedule I
• Maintain a vehicle for controlled substances
• Grand jury indictment: Habitual felon
• Warrant: 2nd degree kidnapping
• Warrant: Assault with a deadly weapon
• Warrant: Assault by pointing a gun
• Warrant: Felony larceny
• Warrant: Interfering with emergency communication

Police said a passenger in Boston’s car, 22-year-old Tavaris Javon Demazea Hicks, was charged with simple possess schedule II.

The department said Boston was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under a $162,000 secured bond. Hicks was booked under a $7,000 bond.

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