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Tip results in drug bust at Southern Aire

By Bill Moss, Published: March 31, 2017

Acting on a tip that heroin sales were occurring at the Southern Aire Motel at 2990 Chimney Rock Road, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office Direct Enforcement Team along with members of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety conducted a search of the room and residence of Shannon Leigh Puttick. During the search on Feb. 22, deputies located and seized 3.5 grams of methamphetamine, 3.5 grams of heroin, 3.5 grams of marijuana, $8,250 in cash, Alprazolam and drug paraphernalia.

Charged were:

• Tyrone Jermaine Suggs, 41 of 2990 Chimney Rock Road, was arrested and charged on February 22, 2017 with: felony possession with intent to sell and deliver methamphetamine, felony possession with intent to sell and deliver heroin, felony possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, felony conspiracy to sell and deliver methamphetamine, felony conspiracy to sell and deliver heroin, felony conspiracy to sell and deliver marijuana, felony maintaining a dwelling for the purpose of sale and delivery of controlled substances, misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia and misdemeanor possession of Schedule IV controlled substance. Suggs was released from the Henderson County Jail after posting a bond of $71,500.
• Shannon Leigh Puttick, 43, of 2990 Chimney Rock Road, was arrested and charged on March 1, with the following: felony maintaining a dwelling for the purpose of sale and delivery of a controlled substances, felony conspiracy to sell and deliver methamphetamine, felony conspiracy to sell and deliver heroin, felony conspiracy to sell and deliver marijuana, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts misdemeanor probation violation. Puttick is still incarcerated in the Henderson County Jail under a $55,000 bond and is also being held on a probation violation for the state of Utah.

In an unrelated event on March 19, while conducting patrols in a high crime area, Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies stopped a vehicle on North Allen Road for a motor vehicle violation at 1:30 a.m. The vehicle was operated by Lucas M. Spatuzza, 19, of 154 North Clear Creek Road. After further investigation, deputies charged Spatuzza with felony possession of cocaine, felony maintaining a vehicle for controlled substances and possession of drug paraphernalia. Spatuzza was jailed on a $40,000 bond. Spatuzza was out on bond for prior felony drug charges at the time of his arrest on March 19.