Ray, Richard Loys, 47, was booked into the Catawba County jail on 8/31/2026 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: Ray, Richard Loys
- Age: 47
- Date confined: 8/31/2026
- Alleged charge: AWDW INTENT TO KILL (court date 9/22/2026; 26CR396391-170 | Catawba County District; agency: Hickory Police Department)
- Alleged charge: FTA – ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING (court date 9/22/2026; 26CR395857-170 | Catawba County District; agency: Hickory Police Department)
- Alleged charge: AWDW INTENT TO KILL (court date 11/20/2026; 26CR397105-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Catawba county sheriffs office)
- Alleged charge: ASSAULT ON A FEMALE (26CR397105-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Catawba county sheriffs office)
- Alleged charge: AWDW INTENT TO KILL (26CR396391-170 | Catawba County District; agency: Hickory Police Department)
- Alleged charge: AWDW INTENT TO KILL (26CR397105-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Catawba County Sheriff’s Office)
- Alleged charge: FALSE REPORT TO POLICE STATION (26CR397130-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Catawba county sheriffs office)
- Alleged charge: FTA – ATTEMPT FIRST DEGREE BURGLARY (26CR395909-170 | Catawba County District; agency: Hickory Police Department)
- Alleged charge: FTA – DISCHARGE FIREARM IN CITY (26CR395909-170 | Catawba County District; agency: Hickory Police Department)
- Alleged charge: HIT/RUN FAIL STOP PROP DAMAGE (26CR397172-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Catawba county sheriffs office)
- Alleged charge: MISDEMEANOR STALKING (26CR397130-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Catawba County Sheriff’s Office)
- Alleged charge: MISDEMEANOR STALKING (26CR397172-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Catawba County Sheriff’s Office)
- Alleged charge: RECKLESS DRVG-WANTON DISREGARD (26CR397172-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Catawba county sheriffs office)
- Bond (as listed): Not listed on roster
- Court (as listed): court date 9/22/2026; 26CR396391-170 | Catawba County District; court date 9/22/2026; 26CR395857-170 | Catawba County District; court date 11/20/2026; 26CR397105-170 | Newton District Court; 26CR397105-170 | Newton District Court; 26CR396391-170 | Catawba County District; 26CR397130-170 | Newton District Court; 26CR395909-170 | Catawba County District; 26CR397172-170 | Newton District Court
- Arresting agency (as listed): Hickory Police Department; Catawba county sheriffs office; Catawba County Sheriff’s Office
Source: Catawba County Who’s In Jail, https://injail.catawbacountync.gov/whosinjail/, retrieved September 3, 2026, 9:15 p.m. ET.

