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Conover Man Charged With Murder Makes Court Appearance On Tuesday

March 14, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Allan Anthony Little

A Conover man charged with murder made a first court appearance on Tuesday in Catawba County.

29-year old Allan Anthony Little is charged with murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. The charges are connected to a stabbing on Monday in a parking lot on Lenoir Rhyne Boulevard in Hickory.

The victim has been identified as 37-year old Cory Andrew Hartness.

Hickory Police say the two men were in a physical altercation that turned deadly when Little stabbed Hartness multiple times. The victim was taken to a hospital but later died of his injuries.

Little remains in jail without bond. He was granted a court appointed attorney during Tuesday’s court appearance.

Photo: Hickory Police Department

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