2 reported incidents related to music break-in scam

ASHEVILLE — Two incidents have been reported to police in connection with an Asheville man who is allegedly attempting to scam musicians by offering "jams" and then breaking into homes.

David Gilmer Lee, 38, of Black Oak Drive, was charged Feb. 16 with felony counts of breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, and obtaining property by false pretense, according to Asheville Police Department arrest records.

Spokeswoman Christina Hallingse said Lee is soliciting people to have jam sessions with him, then going back to the homes and breaking into them.

A similar incident was reported to police Aug. 30, but the victim in the incident decided not to press charges, she said. No incident report is on file.

Police are not currently investigating Lee, but Hallingse said anyone who has experienced a similar incident should report it immediately to the police department. The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday the department is not investigating him either.

A post on Asheville Craigslist went up Sunday night with the title "supposed guitarist ripping off Asheville musicians."

"This guy has been responding to ads here on craigslist representing himself as a guitarist looking to jam. He then scopes out your rehearsal space and comes back later to clean it out," the post, which features Lee's mug, reads.