Elaine Harmon Case

On March 6 28-years-old Courtney Elaine Harmon of Ponderosa Drive, Hickory was arrested by Catawba County Sheriff’s Officers. She’s been charged on bills of indictment with two counts apiece of possession with intent to sell and deliver (PWIMSD) methamphetamine and selling methamphetamine. Also, Harmon is charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver schedule I controlled substance, sale and delivery of schedule I controlled substance and manufacture, sell, deliver, or possess a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school, according to www.whky.com. She was incarcerated in the Catawba County Detention Facility under $150,000 bond. Her hearing appeared on March 7 in the Superior Court in courtroom number 5 at 9 a.m. At

Her attorney, a white man with dark brown hair, quickly describes to the judge her charges. She didn’t plead guilty so her the next hearing will be scheduled according to the court. Interesting, that in 2015 Harmon was already charged with felony breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, possession of stolen goods and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. She was placed under $21, 000 secured bond. So the hearing on March 7 was her second court hearing. During the court period, some people left the room, some entered in the middle of the hearing. Most of those people are really concerned with charges brought to Hickory residents for possession or selling any drugs. “Glad that they got locked up,” Andrew Pope, Hickory resident said. “Hope they don’t let them off easy.”

“Now I understand, that this is a huge problem,” Mike Pakacki said. “For example, I think that there is someone that lives behind and makes meth. There is a burnt plastic smell, there have been cars in and out and some strange people walking around. It’s been happening for about three weeks. We have to do something about