Meeting The Needs Of Safe Harbor

Members of the Catawba County District Attorney’s Office are shown with 40 cases of water collected by the staff as a service project. The cases of water were given to Safe Harbor of North Carolina, a Christ-centered community for women … Read More

Habitual Felon Status Enhances Sentence For Larceny Offenses

William Eric Clark, 43, of Hickory, was sentenced to serve six to nine years in prison following his conviction for habitual larceny and tampering with an anti-shoplifting device along with admission of habitual felon status during Catawba County Superior Court … Read More

Claremont Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

Tyler Austin Patterson, 31, of Claremont, was sentenced to serve six to eight years in prison following his conviction for trafficking fentanyl by possession and transportation during Catawba County Superior Court on Thursday, June 4, 2026. The Honorable Athena F. … Read More

Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Second-Degree Murder

A former Newton Police Department lieutenant awaits sentencing after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder during Catawba County Superior Court on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Carlos Alverto Uribe, 29, of Conover, entered the plea in front of the Honorable Athena … Read More

Co-Defendants Get 33 To 40 Years For Second-Degree Murder

A Conover couple will spend 33 to 40 years in prison following their convictions for second–degree murder and related charges during Catawba County Superior Court on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Cecil Ray Traylor Jr., 35, and Tara Melinda Jackson, 36, … Read More