WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - James Tyler Lynch, 23, of Asheville, was sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release last Thursday, for assault with intent to commit murder and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence stemming from a shooting incident that occurred on the Blue Ridge Parkway, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
"The Blue Ridge Parkway is a treasured place where families should feel safe," said U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson. "The federal government has a special interest in the safety of our na...