State v. Velazquez-Perez

McGEE, Judge.

Henderson County Sheriff’s Deputy David McMurray (“Deputy McMurray”) was working with a special unit that involved both Henderson and Buncombe Counties along Interstate 40 on 4 September 2011. That day he was working in Buncombe County. Defendant Edgar Ampelio-Villalvazo (“Villalvazo”) was driving a tractor-trailer (“the truck”) on 4 September 2011 that was owned by Defendant Eradio Velazquez-Perez (“Perez”) (together, “Defendants”). Perez was also in the truck at the time. Deputy McMurray was sitting in an unmarked SUV (“the SUV”) parked at a commercial vehicle weigh station,…