41-year-old Victor Eugene Leatherman of Conover was arrested Friday by Catawba County Sheriff’s Deputies. He’s was taken into custody at his residence and charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, maintaining a vehicle, dwelling, or place to keep controlled substance, possession of a firearm by a felon, trafficking, opium or heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia, simple possession of schedule II controlled substance and two counts of simple possession of schedule III controlled substance.
Leatherman is being held in the Catawba County Detention Facility under $100,000 bond and was scheduled for court on Monday in Newton.