Catawba County
A Hickory man will serve six to eight years in prison for a trafficking conviction from a plea entered in Catawba County Superior Court on Monday, March 9, 2026. Christopher David Buchanan, 45, was given the active sentence by the … Read More
A Hickory man will spend six to eight years in prison following his conviction for trafficking opium/heroin during Catawba County Superior Court on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Marquez Jayshun-Jerome Ikard, 29, was given the active sentence by the Honorable Sherri … Read More
Noah Daniel Garrett, 28, of Conover, was sentenced to serve eight to 11 years in prison following his conviction for multiple property crimes from five different counties during Catawba County Superior Court on Monday, March 2, 2026. The Honorable Sherri … Read More
Jeremy Michael Palmer, 40, of Taylorsville, was given an active prison sentence of six to eight years following his conviction for trafficking methamphetamine by possession during Catawba County Superior Court on Monday, February 23, 2026. The Honorable Sherri W. Elliott, … Read More
A 56-year-old Hickory man will spend seven to nine years in prison following his conviction for assault and firearms-related offenses along with admission of habitual felon status during Catawba County Superior Court on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The Honorable Sherri … Read More
Spencer Shawn Kain, 28, of Newton, was sentenced to serve seven to 10 years in prison following his conviction for trafficking fentanyl during Catawba County Superior Court on Thursday, January 29, 2026. The Honorable Sherri W. Elliott, Superior Court Judge … Read More
Regina Vess Nelson, 52 of Conover, will serve six to eight years in prison following her conviction for trafficking methamphetamine during Catawba County Superior Court on Thursday, January 22, 2026. The Honorable Nathaniel J. Poovey, Superior Court Judge from Catawba … Read More
Rodney Oneal Lavan, 59, of Hickory, was sentenced to serve five to eight years in prison following his conviction for possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver a Schedule II controlled substance and admission of habitual felon status. The … Read More
A Newton man will serve a prison sentence of 12 to 19 years following his conviction for the sexual assault of a teenage female victim during Catawba County Superior Court on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. The Honorable Sherri W. Elliott, … Read More
Jonathan David Shamblin, 35, of Mount Holly, was sentenced to serve six to eight years in prison following his conviction for drug and property offenses during Catawba County Superior Court on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. The Honorable Clifton H. Smith, … Read More