A shooting incident in Newton is under investigation. On Thursday (May 13) at approximately 10:50 p.m., Newton Police responded to a report of shots being fired
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Conover Residents Charged In Connection To Alexander County Larceny Case
L-R: Larry Allan Miller and Nathan Scott Carroll Photos courtesy of Alexander County & Catawba County Sheriff s Offices
Conover Residents Charged In Connection To Alexander County Larceny Case
May 11, 2021
54-year-old Larry Allan Miller and 46-year-old Nathan Scott Carroll, both of Conover, were arrested on charges filed by the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office. They’re both charged with felony larceny and misdemeanor counts of first-degree trespassing and vandaliam with damage to real property. Miller was arrested by Alexander County authorities, Caroll was apprehended by the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office.
On Saturday, May 1, the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office received a call in reference to vehicle batteries that were stolen from an address in the Bethlehem Community. The victim provided camera footage of the incident. Further investigation by detectives led to the suspects in this case be
Catawba Man Charged With Drug Offenses, Probation Violation
Mark Robert Eury
Catawba Man Charged With Drug Offenses, Probation Violation
May 7, 2021
50-year-old Mark Robert Eury of Oxford School Road in Catawba was arrested Thursday (May 6) on charges filed by the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office and Probation & Parole. The Sheriff’s Office charged Eury with felony counts of possession of marijuana and maintain a vehicle, dwelling, or place to keep controlled substance. Eury was charged by Probation & Parole with felony probation violation. He was confined in the Catawba County Detention Facility under $18,000 bond. A District Court appearance was scheduled today (May 7) and a Superior Court date is next Monday (May 10).
Guilty Plea Entered In Catawba County Murder Case, Minimum 18 Year Sentence Imposed
Jeffrey Douglas Brittain
Guilty Plea Entered In Catawba County Murder Case, Minimum 18 Year Sentence Imposed
May 6, 2021
A Maiden man received a minimum prison sentence of 18 years following a guilty plea in Catawba County Superior Court. Jeffrey Douglas Brittain, who was 23-years-old at the time of his arrest in October, 2017, entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder in connection to the shooting death of 19-year-old Justin Smith. Brittain initially faced a felony murder charge that carried maximum penalties of death or life in prison.
Superior Court Judge William Long sentenced Brittain to a minimum of 18 years and a maximum of close to 23 years in prison. WHKY reported on the case following the incident. Brittain shot through a window on September 28, 2017, and killed Smith while the victim was seated in a recliner at his home on Ball Park Road, near Buffalo Shoals Road, south of Newton.