Man Re-Arrested For Church Break-In

43-year-old Joseph Ray Durance of Hickory was arrested by Hickory Police on Tuesday November 17th and charged on outstanding felony warrants for breaking & entering a place of worship and two counts of larceny after breaking & entering.

The charges are from a 2019 incident at Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church on 16th Street S.E. in Hickory. Durance was initially arrested on December 15, 2019.

The suspect is being held in the Catawba County Detention Center with a secured bond of $25,000.

Photo: Catawba County Detention Center