A veteran criminal defense attorney has taken office as the first chief public defender for Alexander and Iredell counties. Seth J. Johnson was sworn in by Superior Court Judge Joseph N. Crosswhite in a ceremony at the Iredell County Courthouse in Statesville, says a release published last week by the Office of Indigent Defense Services.
At about 2:20 yesterday afternoon (October 25), an Iredell County Clerk of Court staffer took a call stating there were explosive devices in the Iredell County