Hickory Police arrested Eric Andrew Collins, age 34 of Hickory, on Wednesday and charged him long list of offenses. The charges include felony trafficking opium or heroin, felony trafficking methamphetamine, possession of a firearm by a felon, felony larceny of a motor vehicle, assault with a deadly weapon, communicating threats and robbery with a dangerous weapon.
Collins is being held in the Catawba County Detention Center without bond and is scheduled to make a first court appearance today in Newton.