Noah Daniel Garrett, 28, of Conover, was sentenced to serve eight to 11 years in prison following his conviction for multiple property crimes from five different counties during Catawba County Superior Court on Monday, March 2, 2026.
The Honorable Sherri W. Elliott, Superior Court Judge from Catawba County, imposed terms of the active sentence after Rhoney entered a global guilty plea to crimes committed in Catawba, Avery, Mitchell, Iredell and Gaston counties that covered a period of time from October 2023 through March 2025.
Garrett entered the plea to felony obtain property by false pretense of more than $100,000, 16 counts of obtaining property by false pretense, three counts of felony conversion, two counts of felony larceny, felony conspiracy and felony possession of stolen goods.
The defendant will serve his period of incarceration in custody of the North Carolina Division of Adult Corrections. He also will be required to pay nearly $265,000 in restitution to various businesses and individuals. Some of that is joint and several with a co-defendant.
Many of the offenses involved misappropriation of heavy machinery and fraudulent attempts to resell that machinery as well as fraudulent activity toward individuals affected by Hurricane Helene.
Investigation of the cases was handled by multiple agencies in the counties where the offenses took place. Assistant District Attorney Howard Wellons prosecuted the matter for the State with aid from Legal Assistant Meredith Scott. The District Attorney’s Offices from Avery and Mitchell (ADA Nick Benjamin), Iredell (ADA Joshua Whaley) and Gaston County (ADA Megan Rhoden) also assisted with the multi-jurisdictional plea.