Minteer, Melissa Marie, 41, was booked into the Catawba County jail on 8/17/2026 on multiple alleged charges, according to the county’s Who’s In Jail roster.
The people named here are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Charges are allegations from the Catawba County detention roster and have not been adjudicated.
Roster details
- Name: Minteer, Melissa Marie
- Age: 41
- Date confined: 8/17/2026
- Alleged charge: FINANCIAL CARD THEFT (bond $5,000; court date 9/8/2026; 26CR369042-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Newton Police Department)
- Alleged charge: FINANCIAL CARD FRAUD (M) (26CR369037-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Newton Police Department)
- Alleged charge: FINANCIAL CARD FRAUD (M) (26CR369042-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Newton Police Department)
- Alleged charge: FOOD STAMP FRAUD (M) (26CR369037-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Newton Police Department)
- Alleged charge: FOOD STAMP FRAUD (M) (26CR369042-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Newton Police Department)
- Alleged charge: IDENTITY THEFT (26CR369042-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Newton Police Department)
- Alleged charge: IDENTITY THEFT (bond $5,000; 26CR369037-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Newton Police Department)
- Alleged charge: MISDEMEANOR LARCENY (26CR369042-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Newton Police Department)
- Alleged charge: OBTAIN PROPERTY FALSE PRETENSE (26CR369037-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Newton Police Department)
- Alleged charge: OBTAIN PROPERTY FALSE PRETENSE (26CR369042-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Newton Police Department)
- Bond (as listed): $5,000
- Court (as listed): court date 9/8/2026; 26CR369042-170 | Newton District Court; 26CR369037-170 | Newton District Court; 26CR369042-170 | Newton District Court
- Arresting agency (as listed): Newton Police Department
Source: Catawba County Who’s In Jail, https://injail.catawbacountync.gov/whosinjail/, retrieved September 3, 2026, 9:15 p.m. ET.

