A Florida fugitive and his wife were both captured in Henderson County on April 22 following what authorities called a felony traffic stop.
According to a news release from the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, members of the U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force (CRFTF), the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit (FAU) and the Advanced Criminal Enforcement (ACE) team apprehended Tyler Moreland, 24, and his wife, Jannelise Jusino, 33, without incident.
Moreland was wanted in Florida on multiple felony charges. Earlier this week, authorities received credible information that Moreland was believed to be in Western North Carolina. He was wanted for aggravated battery with a weapon, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and firing a weapon into a dwelling, the release said.
CRFTF, FAU, and ACE units identified a vehicle suspected to be occupied by Moreland and conducted a felony traffic stop. Moreland and Jusino were located inside the vehicle, and Moreland was taken into custody without incident, the release said.
During a subsequent search of the vehicle, two handguns were discovered, leading to additional criminal charges in Henderson County.
Moreland was charged with the following:
- Fugitive from another state with a secured bond of $500,000
- Possession of a firearm by a felon with secured bond of $25,000
- Felony conspiracy with a secured bond of $15,000
Jusino was charged with the following:
- Possession of a firearm by a felons with a secured bond of $30,000
- Felony conspiracy with a secured bond of $25,000
The U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force (CRFTF) is composed of state and local law enforcement officers from South Carolina and North Carolina, who work directly in conjunction with Deputy U.S. Marshals to apprehend state and local violent offenders and sexual predators, the release said. The Asheville Division of the CRFTF consists of law enforcement officers from the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office, Asheville Police Department, Waynesville Police Department and the N.C. Department of Public Safety.
Both Moreland's Jusino's probable cause hearings will be May 13 at the Henderson County Courthouse.
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