Asheville police: Sneaker sale gone bad; 18-year-old arrested for armed robbery

Sarah Honosky, Asheville Citizen Times
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Asheville Police Department Headquarters, located in downtown Asheville in Court Plaza.
Asheville Police Department Headquarters, located in downtown Asheville in Court Plaza.

ASHEVILLE - After allegedly robbing two people at gunpoint during the sale of a pair of tennis shoes, an Asheville teen was arrested Feb. 23 for committing armed robbery at a residence in southeast Asheville, according to an APD news release.

Marqua Hines, 18, has been charged with two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of communicating threats and larceny of a firearm.

The release said Hines and another suspect robbed two victims of a pistol, wallets, keys, cash and shoes during what was supposed to be the sale of a pair of sneakers the night of Feb. 22.

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Hines is being held in the Buncombe County Detention Center on a $200,000 bond.

Police say a second suspect is being investigated.

Anyone with information about this case can contact APD at 828-252-1110 or send an anonymous tip using the TIP2APD smartphone application or by texting TIP2APD to 847411.

Sarah Honosky is the city government reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. News Tips? Email shonosky@citizentimes.com or message on Twitter at @slhonosky.

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