Catawba Man Convicted of 2 Counts Second Degree Murder  

A 64 year old Catawba man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison following

his conviction for two counts of second degree murder in Catawba County

Superior Court yesterday.  Warren Lee Raymond, Sr. was given an active prison

term of 40 to 50 years by the Honorable William T. Pomeroy, Superior Court judge

from Lincoln County, after pleading guilty to the September 13^th, 2018 deaths of

his 55 year old wife, Barbara Parker Raymond, and his 30 year old autistic son,

Warren Lee Raymond, Jr. District Attorney Scott Reilly said the murders were

brought on by a gambling addiction.  The case was investigated by the Catawba

Police Department and the NC State Bureau of Investigation.

Catawba Woman Arrested on Drug Charges  

A thirty year old Catawba County woman was arrested and charged with

trafficking in heroin after Catawba County Narcotics officers and NC Probation

and Parole searched her residence on Finger Bridge Road.   8 grams of heroin and

drug paraphernalia were seized. Angel Gibbs was taken to the Catawba County

Jail on a failure to appear on felony probation as well as the drug charges.  She

was assessed a ten thousand dollar secured bond for the probation violation

 and an eight thousand dollar secured bond on the drug charges.

“Snatch & Grab Robbery in Denver            

Lincoln County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating a “Snatch and Grab” robbery

at the Quick Trip Convenience Store at 7259 NC Highway 73 in Denver.  Store

employees said a male and female came into the store before 2 p.m. Friday and

walked directly to the cash registers which were unmanned at the time.  They

were able to open both cash registers and remove all paper money and walk out

of the store.  The suspects left in a gray or silver four-door Infinity.  The female

was about five-feet, five inches tall with long black hair pulled in a braid.  She

covered the lower part of her face with a blue bandana.  The male was just over

six feet tall with a distinctive haircut.  The sides and back were shaved to the skin

with long Dred locks on the top.  Anyone with any information about the incident

is asked to contact the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 704-732-9050.

New Animal Shelter for Caldwell  

Caldwell County is getting a new Animal Shelter.  County officials will hold a

ground breaking ceremony for the new animal shelter on Thursday, July 22^nd at

ten a.m.  The new site is located next to the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Department

at 2351 Morganton Boulevard SW in Lenoir.  A rain date for the event has been

set for Friday, July 23^rd.  The public is invited to attend.