Defendant Jeffery Tucker

Prison Sentence Imposed in Flee to Elude Case

Jeffery Dean Tucker was given an active prison sentence of eight to 10 years for felony flee to elude arrest with a motor vehicle and his habitual felon status. Tucker, 53, of Maiden, was sentenced to the active prison term … Read More

Defendant Henry Pham

Hickory Man Sentenced for Habitual DWI

Henry Pham, 34, of Hickory, was sentenced to an active prison term of five to seven years following his conviction for habitual driving while impaired (DWI) and admission of his status as a habitual felon during Catawba County Superior Court … Read More

Defendant Amy Branch

Co-Defendant Sentenced in Statutory Sex Case

Amy Norris Branch, 38, of Maiden, was sentenced to serve an active prison term of four to six years following her conviction for three counts of solicitation to commit a sexual offense with a child during Catawba County Superior Court … Read More

Lady Justice Statue

Death Penalty Will Not be Sought in Hickory Death

Prosecutors for the State announced during Catawba County Superior Court on Monday, February 4, 2019, that they will not seek the death penalty in the murder case of Jerry Lewis Woods. Woods, 60, of Hickory, is charged with murder in … Read More

Defendant Marshall Freeman

Consecutive Prison Term Imposed for Morganton Defendant

A Morganton man already serving a lengthy prison sentence will spend more time incarcerated following his conviction for robbery with a dangerous weapon and attempted trafficking during Catawba County Superior Court on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. Marshall Shane Freeman, 30, … Read More

Co-Defendant Convicted of Robbery

Ahmad Shakim Smith, 19, of Hickory, will spend four to six years in prison after being convicted of two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, one count of common law robbery and accessory after the fact to robbery with … Read More