Please subscribe to keep reading. Donna Hicks Spencer turned herself in on a Tuesday morning in Dec. 2021 to the Catawba County jail. Shes locked up in the jail under a 9900 dollar bond. He is one of six males . You can cancel at any time. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). She was also charged with maintaining a vehicle for a controlled substance. According to court records, her new court date is March 21. 0. Wine, money, county politics: What Wiseman, Creighton emails reveal. and Tate Blvd. Cynthia Eades, Catawbas human resources director, said Edwards is retired from the county. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. Man with long criminal record served with financial crime charges in Rowan Co. PLAN AHEAD: Latest Weather Forecast Video. She said Catawba has no active contracts with Wiseman but declined to say whether the county has found any improper relationships between any officials and Wiseman. Elbert James Walton, 70, of Hickory and Jamey Danyel Lineberger, 44, of the town of Catawba, were among the 12 people indicted on drug charges stemming from undercover operations conducted by the Lincoln County Sheriffs Office dating as far back as 2020, a news release from the sheriffs office said. "This entire situation is a political attack," Reid said before the election. 69-year-old suffers stroke in his N.C. home; Realtor showing house leaves him there. Some of the defendants in this investigation are validated gang members," police say. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. 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. Former Catawba County Sheriff's captain indicted on several charges Catawba Co. Register of Deeds Donna Hicks Spencer is facing an embezzlement charge after a grand jury indictment per @SBI1937 The state started investigating allegations in 2020 that Spencer fraudulently obtained improper compensation during her time as an elected official @wcnc pic.twitter.com/8XLvHzNoAn. Buncombe County wants records from ex-contractor Joe Wiseman. Christopher Lewis, an attorney representing Wiseman in the countys civil suit against, did not respond to a request for comment Friday. 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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. CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. Former Catawba County Sheriff's Office Capt. The Brookford Police Department is being featured on the television show On Patrol: Live on Reelz. Despite the allegations, Reid said during his campaign that he would stay in the race,calling the accusations a political ploy. Jack Chandler is listed on Catawba's websiteas interim utilities and engineering director. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Prosecutors allege the former county staffers took at least 20 trips beginning in 2014, including both domestic and international travel. 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Two firearms were also seized during the operation. "Some of the defendants in this investigation are validated gang members," police say. Two of the 22 people indicted are still being sought. On Feb. 14, Kempinski was charged with trafficking by possession, by sale and by delivery, and maintaining a dwelling for a controlled substance. The indictments were returned Monday but released Friday. Eric Theodore Flynn, 48, of Newton was charged with possession of methamphetamine. Damario Leshaun Rousseau will be tried as an adult in the shooting death of 35-year-old Shonniel Blackburn in Hickory. 2023 www.citizen-times.com. At one point, Reid said the womanvisited him at work and waited in an area where the narcotics tracking devises were openly kept. A Newton man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with an attack against a fellow psychiatric patient at Catawba Valley Medica. login . 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. Contact Nate Morabito atnmorabito@wcnc.comand follow him onFacebook,TwitterandInstagram, Wake Up Charlotte To Go is a daily news and weather podcast you can listen to so you can start your day with the team at Wake Up Charlotte.SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts || Spotify|| Stitcher|| TuneIn|| Google Podcasts. He wants $25,000. Bryan Thomas Bailey, 49, is charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana. Those arrested were placed in the Catawba County Detention Center. Green, who now operates a private practice in Hickory, served as a N.C. Superior Court judge for sevenmonths in 2002, according to hiswebsite. Man with long criminal record served with financial crime charges in Rowan Co. WBTV Investigates: Dr. Damario Leshaun Rousseau will be tried as an adult in the shooting death of 35-year-old Shonniel Blackburn in Hickory. She didnt say a word after posting bond and walking out of the county jail with her attorney at her side. Daniel Steven Helms, 21, of North Drive in Cherryville was charged with possession of heroin. at approximately 10 a.m. on. Two Catawba County residents indicted on drug charges in Lincoln County. pic.twitter.com/akfBHeKolJ. The charges come following an investigation after an ex-girlfriend claimed he had stalked her. CATAWBA CO., N.C. Police say Catawba County Register of Deeds Donna Hicks Spencer was arrested for embezzlement on Tuesday. Donna Hicks Spencer turned herself in on a Tuesday morning in Dec. 2021 to the Catawba County jail. Lineberger was arrested on two counts of sale and deliver crack cocaine and two counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver crack cocaine, the release said. Twelve people, including two Catawba County residents, were indicted by a Lincoln County grand jury on drug charges in May. Example video title will go here for this video. CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. Catawba County Register of Deeds Donna Hicks Spencer is facing an embezzlement charge following a grand jury indictment, according to the State Bureau of Investigation.An SBI spokesperson confirmed Spencer was indicted Monday on charges of one count of embezzlement by a local or charitable officer, two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses and one count of the register of deeds failing to discharge duty. Catawba County Register of Deeds Donna Hicks Spencer is facing an embezzlement charge following a grand jury indictment, according to the State Bureau of Investigation. Reid spoke to Channel 9 about ending the relationship with the womanand how she was the one who was accessing his bank account and driving up and down the road in front of his house after becoming upset about the breakup. Read more top trending stories onwsoctv.com: 2023 Cox Media Group. His signature is not seen on Petra's contracts with the county. [Unsealed warrant details allegations against Catawba sheriff's candidate]. CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. - A former captain with the Catawba County Sheriff's Office is facing multiple criminal charges after being indicted following a months-long state investigation. 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. Crystal Hill walks out of Tuesday's sit-down interview, WBTV Investigates: Monday's unscheduled interview with Dr. Join us from North Carolina, South Carolina, or on the go anywhere. He remains under target or subject status by federal investigators, according to civil court records filed by his attorney, meaning a grand jury or prosecutors either have substantial evidence linking him to a crime or his conduct is within the scope of the grand jury's investigation. All rights reserved. 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. Donna Spencer Detectives said Donna Spencer stole more than $100,000 from the county. [Reid defeated in Catawba County sheriff's race amid stalking allegations]. He wants $25,000. Former Catawba County utilities director sentenced for bribery conviction Barry Edwards, 66, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison after being found guilty of accepting bribes from 2012 . 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