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Sheriff's deputies bust six on car theft charges

By Bill Moss, Published: December 19, 2016

Henderson County sheriff’s deputies arrested six people on stolen vehicle charges after a joint investigation with the NCDMV License and Theft Division.

Arrested in a roundup of suspects on Friday were:

• Richard Wesley Shrum, 41, of Easy Street in Hendersonville. Shrum was charged with: (3) felony counts of Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle, Felony Conspiracy and Driving While License Revoked. He remains in the Henderson County Jail under a $65,000 secured bond.
• Benjamin Edwards, 34, of Ledbetter Road in Hendersonville was charged with: (3) felony counts of Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle, Felony Conspiracy, and Driving While License Revoked. He was jailed under a $34,000 secured bond.
• Michael Middleton, 31, of Ledbetter Road in Hendersonville was charged with: (3) felony counts of Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle and Felony Conspiracy. He remains in the Henderson County Jail under a $46,000 secured bond.
• Cynthia (Bracken) McCarson, age 21, of Wren Drive in Hendersonville was charged with: (2) felony counts Obtaining Property by False Pretense and (2) felony counts of Uttering a Forged Instrument. She was jailed under a $40,000 secured bond.
• Wesley Whiteside, 38, of Windy Hollow Lane in Hendersonville was charged with: (2) felony counts of Obtaining Property by False Pretense and Misdemeanor Larceny. He was jailed under a $17,000 secured bond.
• Christopher Fleischer, 33, of Heavenly Valley Lane in Hendersonville was charged with: (3) felony counts of Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle and Felony Conspiracy. He was jailed under $40,000 secured bond.

Deputies also located and arrested Phillip Lee McMahan of Ledbetter Road in Hendersonville on unrelated child support warrants during the roundup. He was jailed under a $1,600 secured bond.

Deputies recovered two stolen vehicles and a stolen registration plate during the roundup. Additional items were seized and more charges are pending as the investigation continues, the sheriff's office said.