Local Briefs City man gets 20 years for multiple drug felonies
Georgie A Mendoza of 2012 Somers et Drive pleaded guilty to selling and delivering schedule I drugs including heroin, plus trafficking opium or heroin and other felonies. He was sentenced to 19 years and 10 months plus a $100,000 fine in Henderson County Superior Court. Other cases include assaults, child solicitation by computer, DWI with eluding, financial card fraud, and probation terms. Judges Thornburg and Coward presided. A separate item notes the Asheville Regional Airport parking garage winning the 2019 Commercial Airport Project of the Year from SECAAE for architectural work by Gresham Smith and AVL. The structure adds 1,300+ spaces with mountain-relief facade.