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32-year-old Jessica Dawn Flynn of Catawba, was given an active prison sentence following her conviction for felony death by vehicle and driving while impaired d
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.
Minimum 19 Year Prison Sentence Imposed In Catawba County Break-in Case
Leonard Nelson Avery III
Minimum 19 Year Prison Sentence Imposed In Catawba County Break-in Case
April 1, 2021
A Conover man was sentenced to at least 19 years in prison following his conviction for property crimes and attainment of habitual felon status.
35-year-old Leonard Nelson Avery III was given consecutive sentences totaling 19 to 25 years after a Catawba County jury found him guilty of felony breaking and entering and felony larceny, and two counts of misdemeanor possession of stolen goods on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
The Honorable Gregory R. Hayes, Superior Court Judge from Catawba County, imposed the prison term for Avery after the jury found him guilty of the offenses and determined that he had attained the status as a habitual felon.