Neither Catawba County Manager Mick Berry nor Board of Commissioners Chairman Randy Isenhower responded to questions from the Citizen Times regarding whether officials have reviewed their business relationship with Wiseman, or whether they've been contacted by federal investigators. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. 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Download the WSOCTV news app for your smartphone and get updates on this developing story as they come in. The indictment follows an investigation into allegations that Donna Hicks Spencer fraudulently obtained improper compensation during her time as an elected official. After being indicted July 8, Greenfaces formal charges of felony statutory sexual offense with a child 15-years-old or younger, felony disseminating obscene material to a minor under 16, misdemeanor giving spirituous liquor to a person under 21 and misdemeanor contributing to the to the delinquency of a juvenile. Charges range from possession with intent to sell and deliver to sale, deliver and trafficking in narcotics. A 16-month undercover operation by the narcotics division of the Lincoln County Sheriffs Office led to indictments on 21 people, including two with ties to Catawba County. Crystal Hill, Thousands of Duke Energy customers without power in Gaston County, Search for answers in Shanquella Robinsons death stretches into fourth month, PLAN AHEAD: Latest Weather Forecast Video. On Monday, December 6th, a Catawba County grand jury indicted Spencer on one count of embezzlement by a local or charitable officer, two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses, and one county of register of deeds failing to discharge duty. Breaking Newton- the Catawba County Register of Deeds has just been arrested for embezzlement of a public office. Wanda Greene's plea deal was accepted. Poteat is charged with trafficking methamphetamine, possession with the intent to sell and deliver methamphetamine and sale and deliver methamphetamine, the release said. [Catawba sheriff candidate says investigation of him is 'dirty politics']. A Lenoir man was found guilty on drug trafficking and firearms charges during U.S. District Court in Statesville on Thursday. Donna Hicks Spencer turned herself in on a Tuesday morning in Dec. 2021 to the Catawba County jail. Adams faces a charge of conspiracy to traffic cocaine and Jenkins faces a charge of conspiracy to traffic cocaine. A 33-year-old Hickory man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for production and possession of child pornography. The indictment also states that Reid repeatedly contacted his ex-girlfriend and sent her messages detailing her location when she did not know how he knew where she was. Jason Todd Mullen, 34, of Maiden was indicted on charges of possession with intent to sell and deliver methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a felon. Spencer was issued a $9,900 secured bond after being charged, according to a news release. Fred Christian Smith, 44, of Iron Station is charged with two felony counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver methamphetamine and sell and delivery of methamphetamine. Jack Chandler is listed on Catawba's websiteas interim utilities and engineering director. She was also charged with maintaining a vehicle for a controlled substance. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). You can cancel at any time. Constitutional carry bill aims to eliminate handgun permits, Medic: Teen dead, driver seriously injured in crash on I-485 in west Charlotte. 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Deputies arrested Jeb Stuart Bass Monday night. Police: 2 charged with child's fentanyl-induced death in Catawba County On April 22, Long View police said they had two women in custody for the toddler's death. An engineer tied to a contracts-for-kickbacks scheme in Buncombe also did landfill and financial work in Catawba County. Police say additional charges are expected. That request came in April 2020.Spencer turned herself in Tuesday morning at the Catawba County Detention Center and was issued a $9,900 secured bond, according to Grube. He is one of six males . On Monday, December 6th, a Catawba County grand jury indicted Spencer on one count of embezzlement by a local or charitable officer, two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses, and one county of register of deeds failing to discharge duty. 69-year-old suffers stroke in his N.C. home; Realtor showing house leaves him there. Damario Leshaun Rousseau will be tried as an adult in the shooting death of 35-year-old Shonniel Blackburn in Hickory. An SBI spokesperson . Spencer is also accused of purchasing office supplies and converting those funds and supplies for her own use. Detectives said Donna Spencer stole more than $100,000 from the county. Example video title will go here for this video. Please subscribe to keep reading. According to SBI Public Information Director Anjanette Grube, the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys requested the agency investigate allegations that Spencer fraudulently obtained improper compensation during her time as an elected official. We first updated WSOCTV news app users with a notification just after before 10 a.m. Thursday that the son of thecurrent sheriff had been indicted. All rights reserved. It includes the cities of Hickory and Newton, and has a population of about 158,000, according to census data. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The Catawba County Register of Deed was expected to appear in court Tuesday on charges of embezzlement as an elected official. Docs allege he solicited/received gifts in exchange . HICKORY, N.C. - Nearly two dozen people were indicted in a drug trafficking bust in Catawba County this week. Multiple search warrants were executed in the operation, and officials seized over 2.5 pounds of crack cocaine, 8 guns and around $36,000 in cash. Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Craig Gerard Kempinski, 48, of Lincolnton was charged during three separate incidents. Joseph William Clippard, 47, of Laboratory Road in Lincolnton was charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Naeem Ali Mungro, Gevon Marquise King and Jaron Monte Cornwell headed the organization, according to police. But her request to speak with relatives was denied. . and provided for universal male suffrage (U.S. Senate, 1871). He is charged. The cases of the 15-year-old and 17-year-old suspects will remain in juvenile court, unless either of them is indicted by the Catawba County Grand Jury, District Attorney Scott Reilly said in. Law enforcement agencies conducted a six-month investigation into a drug trafficking organization after receiving multiple complaintsof drug sales and gun-related violence. She was also indicted for sell and delivery of oxycodone, possession with intent to sell and deliver oxycodone and maintaining a vehicle for a controlled substance. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. Twelve people, including two Catawba County residents, were indicted by a Lincoln County grand jury on drug charges in May. Catawba County is about an hour and 15 minutes east of Asheville. While three former Buncombe County managers have pleaded guilty to corruption charges, Wiseman has not been charged. The indictments were returned Monday but released Friday. Campaign finance records report that in 2008, Wiseman donated $1,000 to candidate Kitty Barnes. Wiseman's signature is on a $115,000 contract in December 2012 between the county and CDM for professional engineering services for a landfill system. Colby Ray Williams, 36, of Flay Road in Lincolnton was charged with possession of methamphetamine. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. They now await sentencing in federal court, and Creighton and Greene have since reached financial settlements with Buncombein civil suits. Patrick Tyler Blackwell, 23, of Charlotte was charged with possession of methamphetamine, Chelsea Leigh Allen, 30, of Kidville Road in Denver was charged with possession of methamphetamine. He sat as a District Court judge, overseeing the 25th Judicial District Catawba, Burkeand Caldwell counties from 1984-86. "This entire situation is a political attack," Reid said before the election. Nine more suspects were arrested on state. And on March 13, he was charged with maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance and trafficking. Catawba County lawyer Daniel Ray Green, 64, appeared in court August 5, 2019 after being indicted on two felony and two misdemeanor charges after police say he committed a first-degree statutory . Two firearms were also seized during the operation. 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