Spotlight Hickory Gold King store owner faces federal charge; accused of selling $580,000 in stolen goods Sarah C. Johnson Jun 23, 2026 Jun 23, 2026 Updated Jun 25, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The owner of the Gold King pawn shop in Hickory was indicted on a federal charge linked to thefts from local retail stores between 2020 and 2024. Marty Christopher McDaniel at his first appearance in Catawba County District Court on June 11, 2024. ROBERT C. REED, Record file kAm|2CEJ r9C:DE@A96C |4s2?:6=[ ed[ @7 w:4<@CJ[ 2?5 z6??J !C:46[ cc[ @7 r@?@G6C[ 2C6 6249 724:?8 2 7656C2= 492C86 @7 4@?DA:C24J E@ EC2?DA@CE DE@=6? 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Sdg_[___]k^AmkAm|4s2?:6= 2AA62C65 :? &]$] s:DEC:4E r@FCE @? %F6D52J] x7 4@?G:4E65[ |4s2?:6= 2?5 !C:46 4@F=5 7246 FA E@ 7:G6 J62CD :? AC:D@?[ E96 &]$] 2EE@C?6J’D @77:46 D2:5]k^Am kAm|4s2?:6= 2?5 !C:46 2C6 :??@46?E F?E:= AC@G6? 8F:=EJ :? 2 4@FCE @7 =2H]k^Am The Gold King business owned by Marty McDaniel is located at 1750 Startown Road by the U.S. Highway 70 intersection in Hickory. Sarah C. Johnson, Record file Sarah Johnson is the courts and breaking news reporter for the Hickory Daily Record. 0 Comments Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular McDowell County woman accused of stabbing sleeping man with pocketknife The victim had multiple stab wounds and cuts across his body. 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Joint law enforcement operation in McDowell County results in 56 charges “Operations like this allow us to hold offenders accountable while reminding the community that their safety remains our top priority."
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700 NC residents lost more than $8.4 million in 2025 to this fraud. Here’s how “The No. 1 rule is, in any of our frauds across any sector that we work in law enforcement, is if something sounds too good to be true, it pro…
