NEWTON — Catawba County Superior Court calendars list Bricson Clifton Lineberger for a 9:55 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, appearance in Courtroom 9 on alleged charges of murder and discharging a weapon on occupied property causing serious bodily injury.
The case number on the calendar is 24CR330063-170. The complainant is listed as Hudson, J., with the Newton Police Department as the agency. Defense counsel is listed as Robert Glen Thomson. The prosecutor listed on the calendar entry is Andrew Charles Cochran. The calendar does not name a judge or list a disposition.
Newton police charged Lineberger in connection with a June 2024 fatal shooting in downtown Newton, according to contemporaneous local television reports on the department’s investigation. Catawba First News has not located a still-posted newtonnc.gov press release for that charging decision on this check, and the court calendar itself does not name a victim or describe the scene.
The charges are accusations. Lineberger is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Catawba Superior Court Dates Calendar for Oct. 5, 2026, 9:55 a.m., Courtroom 9 (case 24CR330063-170), via calendars.nccourts.org, reviewed Sept. 24, 2026. Arrest-period context: local television coverage of the Newton Police Department investigation (e.g., WBTV, June 10, 2024).
