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Man charged after South French Broad Avenue stabbing

Man charged after South French Broad Avenue stabbing

Ronald Guy Whiteside Photo: Saga Communications/Buncombe County Sheriff's Office


ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A man has been charged after a stabbing early Friday morning at an apartment complex on South French Broad Avenue left another man injured, Asheville police said.

Officers responded to a report of a stabbing at the apartment complex about 5:07 a.m. Friday, according to the Asheville Police Department.

Police said officers found the victim in his apartment with a laceration to his chest and provided medical assistance until EMS arrived.

The man was taken to Mission Hospital with injuries that police said were not life-threatening.

Officers found a suspect nearby and took him into custody without incident, police said.

Ronald Guy Whiteside, 56, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

Whiteside was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility and ordered held without bond by a magistrate, according to APD.

Police did not release the victim’s name or say what led to the stabbing.

Detectives are continuing to investigate. Anyone with information can contact APD at 828-252-1110 or submit an anonymous tip through the TIP2APD app or by texting TIP2APD to 847411.

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