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 Conover man will spend seven to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking opioids by possession and possession of a firearm by felon during Catawba County Superior Court on August 24, 2026. The sentence was imposed by … Read More
Dexter Leon Surratt, 49, of Hickory, will spend eight to 10 years in prison after he was found guilty of failure to register as a sex offender and attaining status as a habitual felon by a Catawba County jury. The … Read More
A Conover man was sentenced to serve a prison term of six to nine years following his conviction for multiple criminal offenses and admission of habitual felon status. Superior Court Judge Karen Eady-Williams of Mecklenburg County issued the active sentence … Read More
A Newton man will spend six to nine years in prison following his conviction for discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling, first-degree burglary and a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. The sentence was imposed for 49-year-old Tyraun Lamont Clark … Read More
Joshua Lynn Whitmire, 38, of Catawba, was given an active prison sentence of six to eight years following his conviction for trafficking methamphetamine by possession and transportation. The sentence was imposed by Superior Court Judge Kaen Eady Williams of Mecklenburg … Read More
Shane Tyrell Stenson, 29, of Hickory, was given an active prison term of seven to 10 years for possession of firearm by a convicted felon, possession of methamphetamine and status as a habitual felon. The sentence was imposed by Superior … Read More
A Vale woman will spend six to eight years in prison following her conviction for trafficking methamphetamine during Catawba County Superior Court on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. The sentence for 33-year-old Jennifer Ann Biggs was imposed by Superior Court Judge … Read More
Lashawn “Shawn” Malcolm Davis, 35, of Catawba, was sentenced to serve 10 to 13 years in prison for crimes of violence and his status as an armed habitual felon during Catawba County Superior Court on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. The … Read More
Frank Anthony Merhi, 37, of Vale, was given an active prison sentence of seven to 10 years following his conviction for trafficking fentanyl by possession during Catawba County Superior Court on Monday, July 27, 2026. The sentence was imposed by … Read More
The Catawba County District Attorney’s Office donated school supplies to the Women of Warriors organization as a service project. The supplies will be distributed to children whose parents serve in the National Guard. Women of Warriors (WOW) was created as … Read More