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.
United States Congressman Patrick McHenry visited the Catawba County Courthouse on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, to present an enhancement grant check totaling $750,000 for the Catawba County Drug Treatment Court. Written by Cognitive Connection with Catawba County Government as the … Read More
A 65-year-old Morganton man was convicted of second-degree murder by a Burke County jury on Friday, October 28, 2022, at the conclusion of a week-long trial The jury found George Lee Allison guilty in the shooting death of Brandon Adams. … Read More
A Charlotte man will serve up to 34 years in prison following his conviction for second-degree murder during Catawba County Superior Court on Monday, October 10, 2022. Steven Razelle Staples, 33, was sentenced to a prison term of 28 to … Read More
Tony Marshall Shook, 60, of Claremont, will serve an active prison sentence of 20 to 25 years following his conviction for second-degree murder during Catawba County Superior Court on Thursday, October 6, 2022. The Honorable Julia Lynn Gullett, Superior Court … Read More
Haley Odessa Godshall, 24, of Hickory, was given an active prison sentence of four to seven years following her conviction for involuntary manslaughter and other offenses during Catawba County Superior Court on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. In addition to the … Read More
North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby, center, visited the Caldwell County Courthouse recently as part of his tour of all 100 counties in the state dating back to its start in May 2021. Shown with Chief Justice Newby … Read More
North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby, center, visited the Catawba County Courthouse recently as part of his tour of all 100 counties in the state that began in May 2021. Shown with Chief Justice Newby are 36th Prosecutorial … Read More
Jose Luis Garcia, 40, of Hickory, was sentenced to an active prison term of 12 to 19 years following his conviction for multiple sexual offenses during Catawba County Superior Court on Monday, June 27, 2022. The Honorable Reggie E. McKnight, … Read More
Tammy West, administrative assistant for the 36th Prosecutorial District Attorney’s Office, represented the Catawba County Veterans’ Treatment Court (VTC) during the Veterans Stand Down that took place on the campus of Catawba Valley Community College on Friday, June 17, 2022. … Read More
Nathaniel Lee Miller, 32, of Hickory, was sentenced to serve five to seven years in prison after pleading guilty as charged to fleeing to elude with a motor vehicle, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and admitting his habitual felon … Read More