Kary Clarence Pettiford and Archie Spellman Apprehended | Eastern North Carolina Now

On July 12, 2011, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit conducted a vehicle stop on Kary Clarence Pettiford, 42 years of age, of 651 East 3rd Street in Aurora to serve an arrest warrant on Pettiford for Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine.

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    On July 12, 2011, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit conducted a vehicle stop on Kary Clarence Pettiford, 42 years of age, of 651 East 3rd Street in Aurora to serve an arrest warrant on Pettiford for Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine. Archie Spellman, 34 years of age, of 220 Spring Creek Road in Aurora was a passenger in the vehicle.

    K-9 Elza alerted on the vehicle that Pettiford was driving. Investigators conducted a search of the vehicle and found a spoon containing cocaine residue under the passenger seat and 32 packages of K-2 Spice (synthetic cannabinoid) found in the back seat.

    Pettiford and Spellman were arrested and charged with Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Synthetic Cannabinoid, Felony Possession of Synthetic Cannabinoid and Possession of Cocaine. Pettiford and Spellman were confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $6,000.00 secured bond.


















(Pictured Left: Kary Clarence Pettiford; Pictured Right: Archie Spellman)

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