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.
Jacquelyn Michelle Moss, 39, of Claremont, was sentenced to serve six to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking opium/heroin by possession and possession of methamphetamine during Catawba County Superior Court on Thursday, April 3, 2025. The Honorable … Read More
Joshua Nathaniel Mast, 24, of Newton, was sentenced to serve six to eight years in prison following his conviction for trafficking fentanyl by possession on separate occasions during Catawba County Superior Court on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. The Honorable Karen … Read More
Richard David Miller Jr., 52, of Claremont, was sentenced to serve seven to nine years in prison following his conviction for resisting a public officer, causing serious bodily injury and admission of habitual felon status during Catawba County Superior Court … Read More
A Hickory woman will serve seven to 10 years in prison for drug and property crimes following her plea during Catawba County Superior Court on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Angelica Leann Crane, 38, was given the active term after her … Read More
Sean Christopher Blankenship, 54, of Catawba, will serve 10 to 17 years in prison following his conviction for attempted statutory rape of a person 15 years old or younger during Catawba County Superior Court on Monday, March 10, 2025. The … Read More
Marsha Kay Glazebrook, 35, of Newton, was sentenced to serve six to eight years in prison following her conviction for trafficking methamphetamine during Catawba County Superior Court on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. The Honorable Karen Eady-Williams, Superior Court Judge from … Read More
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