By Brittany Whitehead
GRAHAM COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) Several months of extensive investigation into the March 25 death of a 30-year-old man near Robbinsville led to the arrest of a Graham County couple who are now awaiting trial.
Bobby Huel Pastell, 28, and his wife, Danielle “Nikki” Nichole Pastell, 36, residents of Graham County, were arrested June 30 and July 1, respectively, on warrants of “Death by Distribution” in the man’s death. The family of the deceased man requested his name be withheld.
These are the first arrests of this kind in Graham County, officials said.
On March 25, Graham County EMS and Graham County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence outside Robbinsville in response to a 911 call of an individual not breathing and possibly deceased. Upon arrival, officers discovered a deceased 30-year-old male. Officers and detectives also observed items consistent with illegal drug use.