Featured Editor's Pick McDowell County grand jury McDowell grand jury indicts Hickory men for attempted murder From staff reports Feb 13, 2023 Feb 13, 2023 Updated Jun 12, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A McDowell County grand jury indicted two Hickory men on charges of attempted first-degree murder.kAmx?5:4E>6?ED 7:=65 :? y2?F2CJ ?2>65 |2J?@C y2G:6C *2?6D q2DBF6K[ bc[ @7 w:4<@CJ[ 7@C EH@ 4@F?ED @7 2EE6>AE65 7:CDE\568C66 >FC56C 2?5 D:I 4@F?ED @7 5:D492C8:?8 2 H62A@? :?E@ 2? @44FA:65 5H6==:?8] p=D@ :?5:4E65 H2D r925 |:4926= $2>AD@?[ af[ @7 #@86CD #@25[ w:4<@CJ[ @? EH@ 4@F?ED @7 2EE6>AE65 7:CDE\568C66 >FC56C 2?5 D:I 4@F?ED @7 5:D492C8:?8 2 H62A@? :?E@ 2? @44FA:65 5H6==:?8]k^AmkAm%96 EH@ ?@H 7246 E96 A@DD:3:=:EJ @7 2 ;FCJ EC:2=]k^Am kAmx? s646>36C a_aa[ 56E64E:G6D H:E9 E96 |4s@H6== r@F?EJ $96C:77’D ~77:46 492C865 q2DBF6K 2?5 $2>AD@? 7@==@H:?8 2? :?G6DE:82E:@? :?E@ 2? ~4E@36C D9@@E:?8 :? }63@] p44@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6HD C6=62D6[ :? 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