Kuron Christopher Grant, 23, of Asheville, was sentenced on July 21 to 10 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for distributing methamphetamine and illegally possessing a firearm in Asheville, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson for the Western District of North Carolina. Grant’s sentence will begin after he completes his current North Carolina sentence for violating state probation.
Ferguson said, “I have no patience for those that are given a second chance and return to a life of crime. We cannot give people unlimited chances when it comes to selling drugs and guns—a dangerous combination. Mr. Grant will have another decade in federal prison to think about that.”
Court documents show that while on probation for 2024 state convictions—including carrying a concealed gun, common law robbery, and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury—law enforcement began investigating Grant in Buncombe County for suspected drug trafficking. Between August and September 2025, authorities say Grant sold fentanyl and methamphetamine as well as firearms—including a stolen AR rifle—to law enforcement on six occasions. On November 4, 2025, officers arrested him with a short-barreled rifle fitted with an extended magazine found in his backpack. In total, court records indicate he distributed more than 119 grams of pure methamphetamine and over 181 grams of fentanyl while illegally possessing three firearms.
Grant is currently in federal custody awaiting transfer to the Federal Bureau of Prisons once designated to a facility. The investigation involved the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Asheville Police Department; Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office; and Drug Enforcement Administration. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Hess prosecuted the case.
This prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America—a nationwide initiative using Department of Justice resources against illegal immigration, cartels, transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and violent crime perpetrators.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina advances public safety through initiatives addressing elder abuse and substance abuse; maintains facilities in Charlotte and Asheville; operates under the U.S. Department of Justice; employs nearly 100 federal prosecutors and support staff; handles prosecutions of federal crimes along with civil actions for the government; and covers areas including half the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as well as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians community, according to its official website.