Argument Leads to Arrest, Barrel of Cash

An argument leads to a stay in jail for a Wilkes man with a record. Deputies arrested Bryce Barry Prevette last weekend after responding to a disturbance call at his home in Roaring River. His wife, Sarah Prevette, told deputies the two had argued earlier in the day. She went to the store, and on the way home, he pulled in behind her and followed her to the house. When she got home, Mrs. Prevette says her husband slugged her in the face, and she ran into the house. She says he pulled a gun and fired one round as she ran to the house. She wasn't sure if he was aiming at her or not, but she tells deputies he had pointed the gun at her earlier in the day. She got inside and he started to storm the house, trying to kick in the front door without success.



When deputies arrived Mr. Prevette ran into a nearby shed. A search of the shed located him and a barrel of cash. Literally. A deputy located 74-hundred dollars in cash, stashed in a feed barrel. Mr. Prevette has a previous felony conviction, which makes it illegal for him to possess the gun, which was found on him when deputies searched him. He was arrested and jailed on charges of Assaulting a woman, assault by pointing a gun, felon in possession of a firearm, and driving while intoxicated.