Burke County Sheriff’s office has released a statement regarding the arrest of Michael Curtis Barnette, 57 of Drexel, who is arrested for indecent liberties with a minor. The statement says that on July 6th detectives with the Burke County Sheriff’s Office received information regarding a possible sexual assault on the child. The investigation led to felony warrants being issued on Michael Curtis Barnette for indecent liberties with a minor, and statutory sex offense with a child by an adult. Barnette was taken into custody on July 12th without incident. He’s being held without bond in the Catawba County Detention Center, and had his first court appearance on Monday July 15th. The investigation is still ongoing.
