Below you will find information about the latest pleas, trials, and important developments in Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba Counties. As an office, we are bound by the Rules of Professional Conduct for all North Carolina attorneys, and special rules for prosecutors. Therefore, we often only comment on cases after final disposition.
For all media inquiries and requests, for all three counties, please contact Nathan Key by phone: 828-695-6193 or email: Nathan.D.Key@nccourts.org.
A Lenoir man will serve an active prison sentence of 12 to 15 years after he was convicted of violent crimes during Catawba County Superior Court on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. The Honorable Nathaniel J. Poovey, Superior Court Judge from … Read More
Tracy Shane Campos, 33, of Hickory, was sentenced to serve seven to 10 years in prison following her conviction for trafficking opioids by transportation during Catawba County Superior Court on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. The Honorable Nathaniel J. Poovey, Superior … Read More
Oscar Alexander Huffman, 52, of Granite Falls, was sentenced to serve eight to 11 years in prison after he was found guilty of breaking/entering and larceny after breaking/entering by a Catawba County jury on Thursday, October 30, 2025. The Honorable … Read More
A Caldwell County man will serve 11 to 15 years in prison following his conviction for trafficking methamphetamine by possession and transportation during Caldwell County Superior Court recently. Keenan Ryan Michaux, 35, was given the active sentence by the Honorable … Read More
A Catawba County jury needed less than an hour to find a Statesville woman guilty on counts of trafficking methamphetamine by possession and transportation on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. Tiffany Michelle Ramos, 39, will serve six to eight years in … Read More
Javier Hampton Trevino Jr., 21, of Lenoir, will serve an active prison term of 10 to 13 years following his conviction for three counts of attempted first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious … Read More
Catawba County Assistant District Attorney Nancy Lee was recognized as a recipient of the Law Enforcement Commendation and Medal by the Catawba Valley Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR). Lee was presented with the award by SAR … Read More
A 66-year-old Hickory man will spend seven to 10 years in prison for property crimes and his admission of habitual felon status. Harold Dean Kanupp was given the active prison term by the Honorable Jacqueline Grant, Superior Court Judge from … Read More
Aeron Scales has joined the Catawba County District Attorney’s Office. He was sworn in as an assistant district attorney on Monday, September 22, 2025, by District Court Judge Matthew Cabe. Originally from Asheville in Buncombe County, Scales graduated from the … Read More
Abigail Hunt was sworn in as an assistant district attorney for Catawba County by District Court Judge Wes Barkley on Friday, September 19, 2025. Originally from Lake George in upstate New York, Hunt earned bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Criminal … Read More