24-year old Austin Michael Neece of Newton is behind bars facing a long list of charges after his arrest Saturday evening. Neece was arrested by the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office and charged with felony possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver schedule II controlled substance, possession of methamphetamine, flee/elude arrest with a motor vehicle, resisting arrest, reckless driving to endanger, driving with license revoked, injury to real property, and carrying a concealed weapon. Neece was placed in the Catawba County Detention Center with a secured bond of $50,000 and is scheduled to make a court appearance today in Newton.
