BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. —

Deputies in Buncombe County, North Carolina, announced two additional arrests in connection with a prescription fraud forgery ring.

In January, the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office arrested Antonne Dewillard Smith, Jr. concerning prescription medication fraud and receiving controlled prescription substances. Latest Forecast

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As the investigation continued, Tara Evette Ellis-Payton was arrested in Asheville by the Asheville Police Department in August.

Buncombe County Detention Facility

Ellis-Payton was charged with three counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud/forgery and six counts of trafficking oxycodone. Ellis-Payton was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility under a $180,007 bond

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