The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) arrested Keith Jerome Pegram, 69, on March 18 following a year-long investigation into narcotic tips regarding his residence at 208 Short Road in Ellenboro, N.C. Pegram was arrested after RCSO’s A.C.E. Team executed a search warrant, uncovering a significant drug stash.
Investigators seized the following items during the search:
93 grams of cocaine
450 grams of psilocybin mushrooms
45 grams of methamphetamine
264 dosage units of alprazolam
161 dosage units of amphetamine
87 dosage units of Suboxone
493 grams of marijuana
Drug paraphernalia, including digital scales and plastic baggies
$293 in U.S. currency
Pegram was charged with multiple offenses, including trafficking in amphetamine, methamphetamine, and cocaine, as well as other drug-related charges. He was also charged with maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Pegram’s bond was set at $800,000.
