Defendant Katlyn Hendricks

Knife Attack Results in Conviction for Belmont Woman

Katlyn Danielle Hendricks, 25, of Belmont, N.C., will spend six to nine years in prison following her conviction for assault with a deadly weapon intent to kill inflicting serious injury during Catawba County Superior Court on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. … Read More

Defendant Francisco Lopez

Man Convicted in Stabbing after Fifteen Years on the Run

Francisco Loyola Lopez, 39, of Conover, was given an active prison term of 31 to 47 months following his conviction for assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury from a 2003 offense during Catawba County Superior Court on Wednesday, … Read More

Defendant Joseph Barker

State Won’t Pursue Death Penalty for Murder Suspect

The State will not seek the death penalty in the murder case against 47-year-old Joseph Wayne Barker of Vale. During a hearing in Catawba County Superior Court on Monday, June 24, 2019, prosecutors announced their intent to proceed with the … Read More

Tom Adkins with Salvation Army

DA Investigator Named Chair of Salvation Army

Tom Adkins, Investigator for the 36th Prosecutorial District Attorney’s Office, has been named chairman of the advisory board for the nine-county Hickory Corps of the Salvation Army. His two-year tenure for the position will begin July 1, 2019. “I am … Read More

Defendant Jeffrey Hoppes

Maiden Man Convicted in 2nd Degree Murder Case

Jeffrey Dwayne Hoppes will spend the next 18 to 22 years in prison following his conviction for second-degree murder during Catawba County Superior Court. The Honorable Nathaniel J. Poovey, Superior Court Judge from Catawba County, imposed the active prison term … Read More

Defendant Kelvis Dula

Defendant Pleads to 2nd-Degree Murder in Death

Kelvis Blake Dula was given an active prison term of 10 to 13 years following his conviction for second-degree murder in connection with a drug overdose death during Caldwell County Superior Court on Monday, June 3, 2019. The Honorable Louis … Read More

Defendant Erica Haas

Caldwell Overdose Death Leads to Conviction

Erica Sierra Haas was sentenced to an active prison term of six to eight years following her conviction for involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy to traffick heroin during Caldwell County Superior Court on Monday, June 3, 2019. The Honorable Louis A. … Read More