10/16/2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/16/2026
𝟏𝟓 𝐒𝐞𝐱 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 “𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞”
ᴄᴀᴛᴀᴡʙᴀ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʏ, ɴᴄ - During the past three months the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division conducted Operation Full Compliance. This operation focused on Catawba County’s Registered S*x Offenders, with Sheriff’s investigators working to ensure each offender was in full compliance with all state laws governing the S*x Offender registry. As a result of this work, fifteen (15) offenders have been charged with a total of twenty-eight (28) felony offenses.
Napoleon McCray, 49, a Hickory resident, was originally convicted of S*xual Battery by a Juvenile/Victim under age 12. McCray has now been charged with nine (9) counts of Failure to Register an Online Identifier. McCray was arrested on 09/04/26 and received a $400,000 secured bond.
Robert Daniel Deese, 48, a Hickory resident, was originally convicted of three (3) counts of Indecent Liberties with a Minor. Deese has now been charged with Failure to Report a New Address and Failure to Register an Online Identifier. Deese was arrested on 09/14/26 and received a $225,000 secured bond.
Fred Allen Lovelace, 39, a Hickory resident, was originally convicted of Second-Degree R**e in 2005 and Indecent Liberties with a Minor in 2017. Lovelace has now been charged with Failure to Report a New Address and High-Risk Offender Online Conduct. Lovelace was arrested on 09/18/26 and received a $400,000 secured bond.
Nou Lee, 43, a Newton resident, was originally convicted of Third-Degree Exploitation of a Minor. Lee has now been charged with Failure to Report a New Address. Lee was arrested on 09/11/26 and received a $75,000 secured bond.
Jason Scott Barlow, 47, a Claremont resident, was originally convicted of First-Degree S*xual Offense with a Minor. Barlow has now been charged with Failure to Report a New Address. Barlow was arrested on 09/12/26 and received a $75,000 secured bond.
Steven Lee Bell, 56, a Hickory resident, was originally convicted of Attempted R**e of a Minor and Aggravated Indecent Assault of a Minor. Bell has now been charged with Failure to Register an Online Identifier and High-Risk Offender Online Conduct. Bell was arrested on 09/22/26 and received a $150,000 secured bond.
Robert Wayne Marks, 41, a Claremont resident, was originally convicted of Solicitation of Indecent Liberties with a Minor. Marks has now been charged with Failure to Register as a S*xual Offender. Marks was arrested on 08/26/26 and received a $300,000 secured bond.
Joseph Benjamin Glenn, 38, a Newton resident, was originally convicted of Kidnapping of a Minor and Indecent Liberties with a Minor. Glenn has now been charged with two (2) counts of High-Risk S*x Offender Online Conduct. Glenn was arrested on 08/31/26 and received a $100,000 secured bond.
Shalaby Alim Haqq, 46, a Newton resident, was originally convicted of Indecent Liberties with a Minor. Haqq has now been charged with Failure to Report a New Address. Haqq was arrested on 09/23/26 and received a $30,000 secured bond.
Stephen Jack Stines, 53, a Hickory resident, was originally convicted of Indecent Liberties with a Minor in 1997 and again in 2004. Stines has now been charged with Failure to Register an Online Identifier. Stines was arrested on 09/26/26 and received a $500,000 secured bond.
Brooklin Wade Janiszyn, 30, a Hickory resident, was originally convicted of Po*******hy Involving Juveniles. Janiszyn has now been charged with Failure to Register an Online Identifier. Janiszyn was arrested on 09/26/26 and received a $50,000 secured bond.
Nicholas Troy Conley, 28, a Hickory resident, was originally convicted of two (2) counts of Indecent Liberties with a Minor. Conley has now been charged with Failure to Report a New Address. Conley was arrested on 09/30/26 and received a $100,000 secured bond.
Garrett Houston Allison, 32, a Claremont resident, was originally convicted of Indecent Liberties with a Minor and three (3) counts of S*xual Offense with Certain Juveniles. Allison has now been charged with Failure to Register an Online Identifier. Allison was arrested on 10/07/26 and received a $75,000 secured bond.
Jonathon Oliver Doyle, 38, a Hickory resident, was originally convicted of Felonious Indecent Exposure. Doyle has now been charged with a S*x Offender Residency Violation. Doyle was arrested on 10/09/26 and received a $125,000 secured bond.
Timmie Ray Beam, 42, a Newton resident, was originally convicted of First Degree S*xual Offense with a Child Under the Age of 13 and Indecent Liberties with a Minor. Beam has now been charged with Failure to Report a New Address and a S*x Offender Residency Violation. Beam has not been apprehended as of this release.
Anyone with information concerning Beam or his whereabouts is asked to contact the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at 828-464-3112.
The Catawba County Sheriff's Office encourages citizens to utilize the North Carolina S*x Offender Registry to stay informed about registered s*x offenders in their communities. The registry provides public access to offender photographs, registration information and reported residential addresses. Citizens can also search for offenders in their area and sign up to receive email notifications when a registered s*x offender reports moving nearby.
The registry can be accessed at https://s*xoffender.ncsbi.gov.
The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the United States Marshals Service and the Newton Police Department for their assistance during Operation Full Compliance.
Sheriff Brown: Focusing on offenders being in full compliance with all registry laws is an important function of our Criminal Investigations Division. The men and women who make up this division are working to ensure these offenders are held accountable for their criminal conduct. We are protecting our communities through operations like these.
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Information Provided by:
Lieutenant Dane Hoyle
Public Information Officer
Catawba County Sheriff’s Office
[email protected]
