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 Hickory man will serve an active prison term of eight to 10 years after pleading guilty to death by distribution of fentanyl during Catawba County Superior Court on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Kevin O’Neal Carroll, 41, was given the … Read More
Stephenson Eugene Clark, 31, of Conover, was sentenced to serve six to eight years in prison following his conviction for trafficking methamphetamine by possession on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, in Catawba County Superior Court. The Honorable Penn Broyhill, Superior Court … Read More
Paul Edward Ikard Jr., 53, of Catawba County, was sentenced to serve six to eight years in prison following his conviction for fleeing to elude arrest with a motor vehicle and his admission of habitual felon status. The Honorable Penn … Read More
Staff members of the Catawba County District Attorney’s Office, part of the 36th Prosecutorial District, recognized elected DA Scott Reilly for his efforts on National Boss’s Day on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Reilly, who has served as the DA for … Read More
Ashlynn Jade Nelson was sworn in on Friday, September 20, 2024, by Judge Wes Barkley as the newest assistant District Attorney for Catawba County. A native of Caldwell County, Nelson received her criminal justice and political science degrees in 2020 … Read More
Cameron Deshan Harrison, 28, of Claremont, was sentenced to serve 12 to 24 years in prison following his conviction for two counts of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, in Catawba County Superior Court. The … Read More
Shawn Curtis Fox, 30, of Hickory, was sentenced to an active prison term of six to 23 years for three counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor during Catawba County Superior Court on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. The Honorable … Read More
Eddie Dante Propst, 37, of Hickory, will serve 26 to 32 years in prison following his conviction for second-degree murder on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, in Catawba County Superior Court. The Honorable Matthew Osman, Superior Court Judge from Mecklenburg County, … Read More
Mentors of the Catawba County Veterans’ Treatment Court, led by VTC Coordinator Doug Willoughby, rode in the Soldiers’ Reunion Parade in Newton on Thursday, August 15, 2024, in a truck loaned by Cosmo Motors in Hickory for the parade. 36th … Read More
Michael Terrell Hames, 42, of Hickory, will serve an active prison term of seven to nine years following his conviction for assault and weapons charges along with his admission of habitual felon status. The Honorable Peter Knight, Superior Court Judge … Read More