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.
Thirty-sixth Prosecutorial District Attorney Scott Reilly took time out to spread some holiday cheer by taking part in the annual Hickory Christmas Parade on Friday, November 22, 2024. Reilly tossed some candy, mingled with spectators and shared greetings with those … Read More
A Catawba County jury found a Hickory man guilty of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury at the end of a trial covering parts of four days on Thursday, November 21, 2024, in Catawba … Read More
Thirty-sixth Prosecutorial District Attorney Scott Reilly participated in the 20th annual Town of Catawba Veterans’ Day Parade on Saturday November 9, 2024. Cosmo Motors donated the truck that DA Reilly and five veterans from the Catawba County Veterans’ Treatment Court … Read More
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In recognition of the designation and to show support for preventing domestic violence, members of the Catawba County District Attorney’s Office donned purple clothing on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. October first was declared as … Read More
Antonio Carlos Harris, 39, of Hickory, was sentenced to serve seven to 10 years in prison following his conviction for multiple criminal offenses and admission to habitual felon status on Monday, October 28, 2024, in Catawba County Superior Court. The … Read More
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