38-year-old Chad Joseph Caesar of 6th Street N.W. in Hickory was arrested by Hickory Police last Friday (February 3) on three felony counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

Caesar was taken into custody without incident at about 7:45 Friday evening at his residence. He was placed in the Catawba County Detention Facility under an $85,000 secured bond. He is no longer listed as an inmate. A first appearance in District Court was scheduled last Monday in Newton. No additional court dates are currently listed.