Ellis, Daren Lee, 31, was booked into the Catawba County jail on 9/10/2026 on alleged charges of TRAFFICK IN METHAMPHETAMINE BY POSSESSION and TRAFFICK IN METHAMPHETAMINE BY TRANSPORTATION, 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: Ellis, Daren Lee
- Age: 31
- Date confined: 9/10/2026
- Alleged charge: TRAFFICK IN METHAMPHETAMINE BY POSSESSION (court date 9/14/2026; 26CR009389-170 Newton Superior Court; agency: Catawba County Sheriff’s Office)
- Alleged charge: TRAFFICK IN METHAMPHETAMINE BY TRANSPORTATION (26CR009389-170 Newton Superior Court; agency: Catawba County Sheriff’s Office)
- Court (as listed): court date 9/14/2026; 26CR009389-170 Newton Superior Court | 26CR009389-170 Newton Superior Court
- Arresting agency (as listed): Catawba County Sheriff’s Office
- Address (as listed): Granite Falls, NC
Source: Catawba County Who’s In Jail, https://injail.catawbacountync.gov/whosinjail/, retrieved September 10, 2026, 2:18 p.m. ET.
