Conover Man Sentenced to 6-8 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking NEWTON, N.C. — Jordan Ashlee Abernathy, 47, of Conover, was sentenced Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, to an active prison term of six to eight years after a Catawba County jury found him guilty on all charges in a two-day trial, District Attorney D. Scott Reilly announced. Superior Court Judge Peter Knight imposed the sentence along with a mandatory $500,000 fine. Abernathy will serve his time in the custody of the North Carolina Division of Adult Correction. Abernathy was convicted of: - Trafficking Fentanyl by Possession - Trafficking Fentanyl by Transportation - Possession with Intent to Manufacture, Sell, or Deliver a Schedule II Controlled Substance - Possession of Drug Paraphernalia The charges stemmed fro

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