25-year-old Terrel Jamaul Avery of Branch Street in Morganton was arrested by Hickory Police shortly before 4 p.m. Monday (May 3) on one felony count of obtaini
South Carolina Woman Arrested On Drug Charges By Catawba County Authorities
Melody Michelle Branson
South Carolina Woman Arrested On Drug Charges By Catawba County Authorities
May 4, 2021
49-year-old Melody Michelle Branson of Blacksburg, South Carolina, was arrested by Catawba County Sheriff’s Officers. She’s charged with felony possession of schedule II controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine, simple possession of schedule II controlled substance, and possession of marijuana up to one-half ounce. Branson was jailed in the Catawba County Detention Facility this morning (May 4) under $3,500 bond. A District Court appearance was scheduled today.
27-year-old Jeremy Nathaniel Smith of Grassy Creek Road in Denver, N.C., was arrested today (May 4) by Catawba County Sheriff’s Officers. He’s charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver schedule II controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana up to one-half ounce, resisting a public officer, and felony probation violation. Smith was placed in the Catawba County Detention Facility under $15,000 bond. District Court appearances are scheduled Wednesday (May 5) and May 24.
Hickory Man Charged With Burglary
David Wayne Chafin
Hickory Man Charged With Burglary
May 3, 2021
39-year-old David Wayne Chafin of Clay Trail in Hickory was arrested Saturday (May 1) by Catawba County Sheriff’s Officers. He’s charged with felony counts of first-degree burglary and larceny after breaking and entering. Chafin was jailed in the Catawba County Detention Facility under $40,000 bond. A District Court appearance was scheduled today (May 3).
Firearm Charges Filed Against Vale Man
Rodney Scott Wright
Firearm Charges Filed Against Vale Man
May 3, 2021
52-year-old Rodney Scott Wright of N.C. Highway 10 West in Vale was arrested Sunday (May 2) by Catawba County Sheriff’s Officers. He’s charged with larceny of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a felon, assault with a deadly weapon, and break or enter a motor vehicle. Wright was jailed in the Catawba County Detention Facility under $32,000 bond. A District Court appearance was scheduled today (May 3).