Choate, Joseph Thomas Cory, 39, was booked into the Catawba County jail on 8/14/2026 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: Choate, Joseph Thomas Cory
- Age: 39
- Date confined: 8/14/2026
- Alleged charge: RESISTING PUBLIC OFFICER (bond $50,000; court date 9/16/2026; 26CR381868-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Catawba County Sheriff’s Office)
- Alleged charge: ASSAULT ON A FEMALE (bond $50,000; 26CR381155-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Catawba County Sheriff’s Office)
- Alleged charge: MIDS CRIME OF DOM VIOLENCE (26CR381155-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Catawba County Sheriff’s Office)
- Alleged charge: POSSESS DRUG PARAPHERNALIA (26CR381868-170 | Newton District Court; agency: Catawba County Sheriff’s Office)
- Bond (as listed): $50,000
- Court (as listed): court date 9/16/2026; 26CR381868-170 | Newton District Court; 26CR381155-170 | Newton District Court; 26CR381868-170 | Newton District Court
- Arresting agency (as listed): 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.
