Fraud Discovered, Partially Apprehended, One Still At Large | Eastern NC Now

On December 17, 2013 at approximately 3:00 pm, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of fraud.

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Lewis Ray Spencer
    On December 17, 2013 at approximately 3:00 pm, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of fraud. Pitt County Sheriff’s Office reported that stolen metal from Pitt County was sold at a Beaufort County metal recycling business. Investigator Jim Adams collected information and began an investigation.

    As a result, Investigator Jim Adams applied for and obtained warrants charging Lewis Ray Spencer, age 33, of Possum Hill Road in Bath, NC; Kaywan Montrell McCane , age 32, of River Road in Washington, NC; and Adam Yordial James, age 28, of Martin Luther King Drive in Washington with one count each of Obtaining Property By False Pretense.

    Lewis was served with the warrant on December 19th at the Beaufort County Detention Center where he was being held on unrelated charges. He was held on an additional $2,000.00 secured bond. McCane turned himself in at the Magistrate’s Office on December 19th and was held in the Beaufort County Detention Center on a $2,000.00 secured bond.

Kaywan Montrell McCane
Adam Yordial James


    Adam James is still at large. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Adam Yordial James should contact the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office at (252) 946-7111 or Beaufort County Crime Stoppers by phone, text or through their website. Tipsters can call (252)974-6400; text a tip anonymously by dialing 274637 on a cellphone and in the body of the message, type BCSO131 and the tip; or submit a tip through the Crime Stoppers website, www.beaufortcountycrimestoppers.com, by following the “Tip Line” link and filling out an online form. Calls, texts, and emails are anonymous. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000.00 for information that leads to an arrest or the recovery of stolen property. Tipsters do not have to give their name to receive a reward.


    Major Kenneth Watson
      Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
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