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Petty caught on way to deliver drugs
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A man who was caught by police while allegedly on his way to deliver drugs has been indicted on narcotics charges.The man, Homer Anthony Petty II, 27, has been indicted on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to sell or deliver and driving on a suspended license. He will be arraigned before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley later this month.Petty was pulled over by police in the Cumberland Plaza parking lot after Sgt. Ben Cantrell noticed his brake lights were not working. It was during the stop the lawman smelled something unusual.“While speaking to Mr. Petty about his driver license, I detected an odor of marijuana coming from his vehicle,” said Cantrell, noting he then asked if there was marijuana inside his vehicle.