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Two arrested after jail intercepts package of heroin

By Bill Moss, Published: January 22, 2018

A 24-year-old woman and 31-year-old man face multiple felony charges after law officers intercepted a package of heroin at the Henderson County jail and began an investigation.

The Henderson County Detention Center intercepted the suspected illegal drugs in December in an incoming U.S. Postal Service parcel addressed to inmate Jeremiah Dockins, an Asheville man who was jailed for failing to appear in court. He faces  multiple felony charges, including breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering and possession of a controlled substance in a prison/jail.

In conjunction with the Henderson County Detention Center, the Henderson County Sheriff's Office’s Direct Enforcement Team and the Buncombe County Anti-Crime Task Force (BCAT) initiated a criminal investigation. As a result of their investigation, detectives identified Carissa Alexis Jones, 24, of Rosetta Lane, Arden, as the alleged supplier of three parcels of suspected heroin destined for inmate Dockins. On January 16, 2018, with assistance from DET, agents with BCAT executed a search warrant at Jones’ Arden residence. Agents seized quantities of marijuana and suspected heroin, drug paraphernalia, and multiple items of evidence directly linking her to the intercepted parcels.

Carissa Alexis Jones is charged with felony counts of Conspiracy to Sell/Deliver Schedule I Controlled Substance, and three felony counts of Conspiracy to Sell/Deliver Heroin. She remains in the Henderson County Jail under a $100,000 secured bond.

Jeremiah Israel Dockins is charged with felony counts of Conspiracy to Sell/Deliver Schedule I Controlled Substance, and two  felony counts of Conspiracy to Sell/Deliver Heroin. Dockins has a total bond of $138,000. He was given an $80,000 secured bond on these current charges and was under a pre-existing $58,000 secured bond.