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.
An Iron Station man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being given three consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of his girlfriend and her parents. Issac Nathaniel Christenbury, 28, was … Read More
Catawba County Assistant District Attorney Jessica Phillips took time away from prosecutorial duties to read a book to kindergarten students at Banoak Elementary School. ADA Phillips read the book “Eraser” by Anna Kang to students in Mrs. Barefoot’s class as … Read More
A Conover teenager will serve an active prison sentence of five to 10 years for sexual offenses involving a minor female victim during Catawba County Superior Court on Monday, February 3, 2025. Cyle Vernon Sidney, 18, was given the prison … Read More
Jeremy Scott Young, 45, of Hickory, was given an active prison sentence of eight to 11 years for his conviction on multiple criminal offenses and admission of habitual felon status during Catawba County Superior Court on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. … Read More
Ian Maurice McMahon, 30, of Conover, was sentenced to serve seven to 10 years in prison following his conviction for attempted trafficking of fentanyl and methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm by a felon during Catawba County Superior Court on … Read More
Zachery George Stephenson, 31, of Lenoir, will spend the next 13 to 17 years in prison following his conviction for trafficking methamphetamine by possession and transportation during Caldwell County Superior Court on Thursday, January 9, 2025. The Honorable Daniel A. … Read More
Kayla Marie Whisnant, 36, of Morganton, was sentenced to an active prison term of six to eight years following her plea to trafficking fentanyl during Burke County Superior Court on Monday, January 6, 2025. The Honorable Tommy Davis, Superior Court … Read More
A 75-year-old Conover man will spend eight to 11 years in prison following his conviction for assault charges during Catawba County Superior Court on Monday, January 13, 2025. Jimmy Lee Randolph was given the prison term after pleading guilty to … Read More
James Drew Ballard, 40, of Morganton, was sentenced to serve six to eight years in prison following his conviction for two counts of trafficking fentanyl on separate occasions during Catawba County Superior Court on Monday, January 13, 2025. The Honorable … Read More
A Maiden man will serve 20 to 29 years in prison following his conviction for sexual assault offenses involving minors. Timothy Joe Parlier Jr., 46, was sentenced to serve the active term of incarceration following a plea to two counts … Read More