Vernell Whitney Peartree Arrested with Level II Trafficking in Opium by Possession
posted 07/19/2012
On July 17, 2012, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Vernell Whitney Peartree, age 50, of 199 Pine St. Pantego, NC. Peartree’s arrest stemmed from Investigators in the Drug Unit conducting controlled purchases of prescription pain medication from Peartree.
Peartree was arrested and charged with two counts of Level II Trafficking in Opium by Possession and two counts of Level II Trafficking in Opium by Transportation. Peartree was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under an $80,000 secured bond.
