staff reports

ASHEVILLE - The Asheville Police Department has charged Eric Begley in connection with a 1989 double homicide, according to a release issued by Christina Hallingse, APD public information officer.

Eric Robert Begley (a.k.a. “Deuce”), 42, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for his participation in the deaths of 75-year-old Allene McMahan and 79-year-old Cleve McMahan.

The couple was killed in their home at Rock Hill Place in South Asheville on Dec. 11, 1989.

The charges were the result of efforts by cold-case detectives Kevin Taylor and Steve Coon, who obtained information necessary to charge Begley during a recent interview.

Begley is in custody in Indiana and authorities are working to have him extradited to North Carolina at this time.

It is believed that Begley acted in cooperation with one or more offenders. The case is under further investigation.

Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact the Asheville Police Department at 828-252-1110 or Crime Stoppers at 828-255-5050.



