Crime & Safetyscore 425·5 metrosupdated 7m ago

No Bond for Man Charged with Murder of Hickory Woman

Leroy Allen Loper has been ordered to be held without bond after being charged with the murder and kidnapping of a Hickory woman. The ruling was made during his first appearance in Catawba County District Court.

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