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Parole Absconder Arrested Friday Morning

October 30, 2026 By Richard C. Gilbert

Christopher Calvin Lee Killian

A Catawba County parole absconder has been arrested.

Christopher Calvin Lee Killian, 27, of Maiden, was apprehended Friday morning by the NC Office of Probation and Parole. He is charged with four felony counts of probation violation.

The subject entered a guilty plea in 2025 to tampering with fire safety equipment inside the Catawba County Detention Center. He was granted a suspended sentence and placed on probation for 24 months.

Multiple probation violations have been filed while Killian remained at large. He is being held in Catawba County Jail.

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