Authorites say man approached deputy with knife

ASHEVILLE - A man was charged with one count of assaulting a government official with a deadly weapon after authorities say he lunged toward a sheriff's deputy with a knife displayed. The crime is a felony.

Joshua D. Gibson, 30, of Canton, was arrested Friday. Warrant documents allege he displayed a knife and moved toward Deputy R. Fisher while the officer was trying to escort him out of a building.

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