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.
Joshua Jezreel Duncan was given an active prison sentence of nine to 12 years following his conviction for multiple drug offenses during Catawba County Superior Court on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. The Honorable J. Thomas Davis, Superior Court Judge from … Read More
A Conover man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a Catawba County jury found him guilty of first-degree murder on Friday, March 18, 2022, to conclude a week-long trial. Scott Anthony Putnam, 41, of Conover, was … Read More
Thirty-sixth Prosecutorial District Attorney Scott Reilly, right, and Catawba County Sheriff Don Brown, center, took time to discuss issues related to their respective offices during an interview with Hal Row, left, for the Hal Row Show on WHKY Radio. Some … Read More
Harold Lamont Mutz, 44, of Hickory, was sentenced to an active prison term of 10 to 13 years following his conviction for selling cocaine and admission of habitual felon status during Catawba County Superior Court on Monday, February 7, 2022. … Read More
Gonzalo Salinas-Cisneros, 27, of Conover, was sentenced to a serve a prison term of 26 to 33 years for his role in the October 2019 murder of two people. The Honorable Gregory R. Hayes, Superior Court Judge from Catawba County, … Read More
Andrew Lindon Paul Mungro, 36, of Lincolnton, was given an active prison sentence of nine to 12 years after he pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, second-degree kidnapping and possession of … Read More
Bryan Keith Jackson Jr., 36, of Granite Falls, was sentenced to an active prison term of 10 to 18 years following his conviction for felony solicit first-degree sexual offense, indecent liberties with a child and felony solicit child by computer … Read More
Austin Lee Barnette, 27, of Granite Falls, will spend at least six years in prison following his conviction for multiple criminal offenses and admission of habitual felon status. Barnette was given an active prison term of six to nine years … Read More
Peng Vang, 39, of Hickory, was given an active prison term of six to eight years for trafficking methamphetamine and the sale of methamphetamine during Catawba County Superior Court on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. The Honorable Craig Croom, Superior Court Judge from Wake County, imposed … Read More
Josue Romero Martinez will spend seven to 10 years in prison following his conviction for trafficking opiates during Catawba County Superior Court on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. The Honorable Craig Croom, Superior Court Judge from Wake County, imposed the sentence for Martinez … Read More