Police: Columbus man exploits loophole in Ohio law to steal 1,100+ catalytic converters

During a nine-month investigation, central Ohio law enforcement built a case that led to one of the largest takedowns of an alleged catalytic converter thief.

[@atsylor5549]

Isn’t that nice. The politician had 8 cars on a property he owns get stripped of parts and immediately introduced a new law to stop it. Why does it take so long to do that when they’re not personally affected?

[@OddWoz]

Ironic huh?

[@GameOver-ei8ui]

You make a great point!

[@haven_lady675]

I guess if it happens to them then it matter.

[@marciawade9101]

Because he hadn't been personally affected, until he was personally affected.

[@mikefromwa]

It's almost like there's a cause and effect where *his* interests are concerned. Hmmm.

[@BOOGiNS]

He's not exploiting loopholes to steal. He's exploiting to sell what he steals. Huge difference

[@brooksgunn5235]

Yep, the title is extremely confusing.

[@hman962]

It's the scarp yards that buy these!

[@DugrozReports]

yeah, lame headline

[@Bigchannel34]

He is exploiting a loophole in the law.

[@DakodaOK]

As an English teacher, I thank you for pointing out the flaw in a title like this.

[@Teodede]

Absence of law is not a loophole. In fact, the man, via the creation of a business, was adhering to the law to sell the converters- with the exception of how he was acquiring the converters. So, theft and selling stolen property was the crime and it wasn’t being done via a loophole.

[@buckeyeg4888]

Also a law isn't a loophole, loophole is a made up political word for some politician to use when they don't like the outcome

[@Parker--]

The loophole was about selling more than one per day, not the legality of the entire operation.

[@buckeyeg4888]

@@Parker-- still the word loophole is a bullshit word for their failure at solving a problem or used for political or social attack against an opponent or adversary to present in a bad light

[@lolvivo8783]

Yep as long as u aquire with consent it should not be a problem to sell

[@thesisypheanjournal1271]

Can't they just go after the scrapyards for receiving stolen property? You've gotta know something's fishy.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

"he's one of the first ones who have found that loophole" *proceeds to tell the whole TV audience about it*

[@richardkehrli2400]

Since catalytic converters are required by Federal law it should be a federal offense for stealing one

[@80PercentAshamedOfU]

AGREED

[@oldhickory4686]

Brilliant comment!

[@billsmith3493]

Tampering with an emission device is a federal offense. Specifically, it says removal as one of the qualifiers. The feds have cannabis prohibition so which gets the 5 o'clock news?

[@richardkehrli2400]

@@billsmith3493 they won't prosecute them but now they are going to fine or imprison anyone in NY who gets caught putting an aftermarket muffler on their vehicle

[@dirtysanchez5154]

If caught trying/ stealing should be a mandatory minimum of 10 years in federal prison with zero chance of early release.

[@patmcbride9853]

Lawmakers care about the things they think will keep them in office, they don't care about your problems unless they think they can benefit.

[@louisbing200]

Only the truly smart people realize this. Lawmakers are looking out for themselves, not you

[@krystal7382]

I agree with you. It's been like this for a while too.

[@steffensamlal1854]

Some of the truest words ever spoked.

[@randallsmerna384]

Wait until they steal the politician's catalytic converters and let's see how fast that s*** changes!

[@jasonlacroix6083]

What!?!? Marco Rubio and Rick Scott aren't looking out for me? I trusted those guys!!

[@TheSamwhyte]

He’s exploiting a loophole to SELL the converters - not to steal them. The exploiting of the loophole happens after they’ve been stolen not before Stupid and inaccurate headline.

[@kcgunesq]

On top of that, when discussing what you can do to prevent, they fail to mention the extruded metal cage that was featured earlier in the video. And they include 'insurance" under the same category of "preventing".

[@dylanclay2741]

@@kcgunesq 3 methods, engrave your vehicles license plate and Vin # in it, use high temperature paint and weld a steel plate over it

[@kfelix2934]

@@dylanclay2741 waste of time & easily defeated easily by a grinder. The junkyard also would care less about a engraved VIN

[@dylanclay2741]

@@kfelix2934 junkyards around here refuse to take any converters with a vin grinnded off or hi vis paint

[@jeffkerr7418]

To shit with any loophole. Hes a piece of shit thief.

[@GARBO96]

I love how the officer tried to frame it as he was the first one to do it even though the state is one of the the worst in terms of this crime so he clearly wasn't the first

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

right? Theres only 5400 other Ohio business that you can sell convertors to daily. At any amount, no limit..

[@russ7233]

“He has a higher bond than most murderers” well god damn lol don’t fuck with the politicians vehicles 😂

[@Delta-mo6hn]

He was in a ring of people doing the same thing and had a ridiculous amount of money at his disposal from the theft, so with a bond he would probably have gotten out easy

[@tswvxyastswvyeej5510]

Many time they said the bond is higher than a murderer but actually they take the theft to the police station for seating one hour then he can go home with paying nothing.

[@MattB90]

@Several shades Lighter than gray why does it matter that its a black felon? felon with a gun is enough and you arent a racist asshole when you say it that way...just trying to help, from one lighter than gray to another

[@genericscout5408]

@@Delta-mo6hn The point of a reasonable bond is so that you can leave. Most criminals have bonds so they can. Stealing is one of those things that's usually set quite low. In this case he probably pissed off too many people if he had stolen from only the poor his bond might be like 10K.

[@iaimboti]

Doesn't this technically teach: "do crimes to politicians so they can make meaningful changes" or something? Sure you would take the fall, but hey, you might get some valuable internet clout ya know? (in case you are wondering, I am joking lmao)

[@kds365]

Anyone who puts a tracker on another person's vehicle should be jailed.

[@CH-zp2rh]

He is in jail

[@jamescole3152]

OK I couldn't figure out what the cop was saying. I thought the cop put the tracker on.

[@vincentvango5338]

Your actually carrying a tracker around all day long... "It's your cell phone"

[@vincentvango5338]

@@notadoctor2598 so is jumping the border ! And nobody's doing a thing about it ! Vote these devil Democraps out in November 😜

[@DetroitFettyghost]

Phone. Sensitive to your location within a foot. GPS location works wether you choose "turn off location" or not.

[@louisebelcher1497]

A Father of 5 and Grandfather he’s a disgusting example for his family and perpetuates the selfish, entitled, ‘it’s all about me’ criminal mindset. Totally gross and disgraceful!

[@FreeAmerican-mm2my]

We had a problem with people stealing copper electrical wiring and copper water pipes. Our D.A. told the local scrap yards that if they took pictures of ID for scrappers and made a picture of the items being scrapped, they had no worry from him. If they failed to comply, they would be charged with receiving stolen property. They complied and thefts of wire and pipe are almost zero.

[@TheWallsocket]

Yeah it’s not hard to enforce, the scrap yards typically know when they’re taking stolen goods but usually there’s no repercussions for them so they don’t care. They just have to be pushed to put forth the smallest amount of effort to verify the stuff they’re buying is legit, and 95% of it would stop. The problem is they see a crack head trying to sell a cat, and they know it’s stolen, so in their mind it’s an opportunity to lowball and get a cat much cheaper than from a legitimate source. A guy who owns a muffler shop won’t take $50 for a cat he knows is worth $300, but a crack head with a stolen cat will take that $50 and run because he just wants to be rid of it.

[@aeromedical6776]

I lived in a neighborhood where a family put their home up for sale. They vacated it as he had accepted a job in another state and moved his family accordingly with him. He was handling the sale through a realtor. Well, some POS must have been scouting out the place and knew it was empty unless it was being shown. Somehow in the middle of the night (without alerting anyone) they removed all the copper piping from the A/C system and pretty much destroyed it. How you could do this without waking up the neighbors is beyond me, but they did it. The guy ended up having to file a claim and get the unit replaced which I’m sure ran into the $8-$10K price range.

[@keithwattson9791]

He's got a bond higher than most murderers lol this guy should be lucky he didn't get murdered stealing all those people's shit

[@littlestone1541]

Still, the fact that most murderers get a lower bond than a thief is some backwards sh!t

[@ceesno9955]

Because he is exploiting a loophole. Find a loophole and watch..

[@stephendacey8761]

@@littlestone1541 Just saw a guy with 22 convictions throw a 62-year old nurse down a flight of stairs and bashing her head in at the train station in Seattle. Bail was set at $150,000. The lady suffered a broken collarbone and is in the hospital. He'll post bond, and find someone else to rob. At least, this scumbag won't be going anywhere with his bail so high. Most people commenting put this crime up there with the most deplorable ever imagined. I guess paying for a catalytic converter is a worse crime than being murdered (that's if you don't have insurance on it). Money talks.

[@almadavis8274]

Bond is set for three reasons not just the crime. BTW, bail is not set for any murder.

[@thenotorioussk]

Years ago, I had a cat stolen in a state owned park and ride at a train station... they had cameras, but claimed they 'couldn't see the thief in action' on any of them. Had i been there, broken bones at a minimum. Laying on the ground is already a bad defensive position- i agree with op

[@justinblain928]

Engraving doesn’t work due to thieves grinding the engraving. Cages help. Shooting the thief works best!

[@sandib4234]

😁

[@carylanncompton5882]

ABSOLUTELY INDEED !!!!!

[@rdckongo8511]

Lol 😂

[@cdub015]

Yeah if you want to go to prison

[@danryder2422]

Lol hide the trash

[@nbaldo003]

What an outstanding citizen. So when someone shows up to the scrap yard with like 30 converters no one finds that suspicious and calls the cops? especially with this fine looking guy dropping them off?!?!

[@Scratchingforcash]

Just keep letting people get away with it like every state has been doing for years and years. It’s sickening. Start giving these scumbags 50 years in prison for first offense and crime may slow down or just keep giving probation and it’ll keep getting worse. I’m so sick of the complaining from everyone!! DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!!!

[@aeromedical6776]

Even if you catch the thief in the act before he/she get away with your CC, if they’ve already begun the sawing process, you’re still looking at a substantial repair bill to include if the mechanic can actually still use your equipment. The problem is that there are any number of auto parts dealers willing to look the other way to make a quick buck. Someone rolling up to a salvage yard with a truck full of CC should be immediately reported to law enforcement. If they were legitimately obtain, complete the transaction and move on. Thieves won’t steal these things if there’s not a market to fence them through.

[@Scratchingforcash]

@@aeromedical6776 it’s the point though, people would think twice if there was a tough sentence for doing it to begin with. Criminals do it because they aren’t afraid of the $500 bond when they’re making $20,000 a week stealing them.

[@georgetuisawau4781]

Father of five and a grandfather, what a perfect role model to his grandchildren.

[@stephenkammerling9479]

It reminds me of the panhandler who took his young son with him when he plied his trade. Like father, like son.

[@hksp]

with a whale galfriend

[@frankorobinson1540]

@@hksp she sits on end of vehicles and then it does a wheelie and workers walk under and cut cat out

[@captinbeyond]

Gotta be fun at Thanksgiving and Christmas family gatherings. What to get gramps for christmas? of course, he needs some saw blades !!

[@seansartor]

An all around classy guy 🤪

[@pamelamorris3148]

Keep him and his GF in jail.

[@SavageAudits]

Execution would be more suitable.

[@oldhickory4686]

Did you see her? They gonna need a big ol' jail cell.

[@henrylecomte5811]

The scrap buyers need to be held accountable. Really how many cats should someone sell 1 a day is crazy your lucky if you have 1 bad cat that needs replaced in your entire life.

[@pn5487]

He put many people in difficult situations and perhaps, many families.

[@inkedseahear]

"The government doesn't want you to know this but you can sell as many as catalytic converters as you want. I had sold 1100 catalytic converters."

[@melydleaps9221]

That’s $1,000,000

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

HHitt hiiim iinn ttthhheee hheeaad wwiitthh aaaaa hhhhhhaaaaammmmmeeeeeerrrrrr Spelled with extra letters so the algorithm doesn’t delete the comment.

[@nunyabiznez6381]

A home refinery would cost around $2000 to set up and could remove and refine 100 catalytic converters a day. That's a $36 million a year operation. Not sure why anyone who steals that many wouldn't set up their own refinery.

[@double_o_dan]

@@nunyabiznez6381 because 90% of them smoke meth and if they could build something at home it would most likely be a dentist office lol

[@nunyabiznez6381]

@@double_o_dan I stand corrected.

[@ianwinkler6224]

It's so sad. Every one of those catalytic converters shown in the video represents an individual or family losing hundreds of dollars, many of which cannot do without.

[@shellysmith1037]

each one shows the stupidity of Ohio Lawmakers. Once again leaning towards the side of criminals over families who do not break the law. See a trend in the US? soft on crime

[@wrbowcalifyrobertson5087]

Moreover it represents a white man thief who went headline for the narritive.

[@mysticprophecy5395]

@Teyae T I like to sodomize dogs within churches

[@disco4535]

Lol the vehicle runs just fine without it. The problem? The mob demands you have one on your vehicle, or else they extort money from you.

[@mrmotofy]

Insurance

[@liitomanuel4106]

I’m a recent victim of this. I’m a father of three kids and I owned a minivan with car seats in it. Clearly owned by a family but these thieves don’t give a shit. I was more disappointed in society than I was actually mad. How can some people stoop so low and ruin the life of others… now my kids and i have to take public transportation. The only upside is that it happened right after the winter ended.

[@RuthlessandDisciplined]

You shouldn't be suprised amigo, considering 30 million of your compadres are illegally in the country, along with their anchor babies. Karma for your being a border hopper. Don't bother coming up with a sob story about how you are legal.

[@maxtm3000]

probably because their lives are rough too and we dont exactly live in a society where people are looking out for each other, so theyre looking out for themselves by stealing and making a little money... they dont "not care" about families because theyre cruel people, sure some are, but most of them see it as a way to make money because theyre struggling outside of it

[@meat.]

@@maxtm3000 they got to that point 90% of the time by being idiots. Meanwhile thee victims are the honest family people. Don’t try to justify it or paint the thieves in an honest light, they are scum

[@Stranger_In_The_Alps]

The person who stole it needs to eat too. Have some compassion

[@TheWallsocket]

@@maxtm3000 they’re mostly drug addicts and career criminals like the guy in this video. Most of them are big operations like he was and I guarantee you a guy who steals 1100 cats doesn’t care about the people he screws.

[@gureno19]

Our only solution is to straight pipe every car on the road and stamp out this horrible crime

[@Meepmeep888]

Every city’s air quality would become LA if that happened

[@TaiViinikka]

Do you not like breathing air?

[@RPG-oh1yf]

Make it a federal crime to steal one of these since the federal government mandates them be on every IC engine powered vehicle. Do not pass go, do not collect $100.

[@everythingisfine9988]

Because he was mostly targeting business owners, the court system was very aggressive against him.

[@marshalljulie3676]

He is a criminal and was dealt with

[@swagon4545]

4 million bond.. I don't think he be getting out any time soon...

[@righteousone1]

@@swagon4545 I think the families of his victims should decide what should happen to him.

[@dollarcostbackpacker1226]

4 million dollar bond.

[@gogereaver349]

​@@swagon4545 he stole like 1.2 million worth of those things.

[@phillhuddleston9445]

Ironic that he has security cameras on his house while stealing from others.

[@earlthepearl6414]

I guess he doesn't like to get stolen from.

[@the_beat_thief]

@@earlthepearl6414 It's to see if cops or competition come calling. My brother in law's neighbor is the same way. The neighbor has all of the windows covered and has cameras all around the outside. Anyone can claim it's suspicious, but it's not illegal to just be 'suspicious'. My brother in law is a cop and he's been waiting to catch his neighbor with something visibly criminal outside - even with his background, his hands are tied.

[@Booer]

such are the ironies of economic stagnation and massive wealth inequality. its almost like its built into the system of capitalism to allow for exploitation for the rich and imprisonment for the starving and desperate.

[@fs127]

@@the_beat_thief Your brother in law is chomping at the bit to arrest someone he suspects of nefarious deeds yet would likely take no issue stealing money roadside with Civil Asset Forfeiture. Every bit of our society is trying to screw over each other for a profit.

[@ElPepo1337]

How come, just cuz u steal doesnt mean u wanna get stolen from ?

[@Captndarty]

Scrapyard owners are just as much criminal scum bags as the thieves. They know they’re purchasing stolen goods and they should be held accountable.

[@SizzaE60]

Nahhh bruh can’t even have an exhaust in Ohio💀

[@killingsley]

"He got a higher bond than most murderers." Direct proof that society values money more than human life. Smh.

[@waterheaterservices]

Planned Parenthood joins the chat

[@jilly3001]

you sound like a winner

[@tralala9410]

Actually not. He stole from the wrong person. If he had killed a loved one of that same person (who is in the video). The story wouldn't even make "the news". Society values anything over human life. My neighbors might trade their kids for their dogs (white folks).. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@therawtruth5538]

To be honest, people ain’t worth much and that’s why there’s billions of us.

[@jilly3001]

@@tralala9410 oh look another conversation and the race card is pulled

[@lilyrose7082]

Are you sure he’s only 41?! He looks 61! I despise thieves!

[@meowhisspurrrscratch6961]

Me too.... I despise our government

[@rickobrien4025]

Tweakers always look 20 years older than they are .

[@coledrevenj]

@@rickobrien4025 He probably had ADHD as a kid and was prescribed amphetamines like the millions of kids are today. Yay, big pharma!

[@billzardus95]

Good luck finding a jury to convict the shooter. I would be in favor of giving him a medal. WRZ

[@MontyRoyal963]

Come on, Ohio! GEEZ!!!! 👍😎👍🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@williamzander4732]

Why did it take this long because they didn’t give a dam till this happened to them .

[@davidfstanford]

That man looks exactly like he steals catalytic converters.

[@oldhickory4686]

Yep, the platinum earrings gave him away.

[@tmo2798]

It wasn't the earrings, pal. His mug is that of a typical meth addict.

[@Ten0chtl1]

yup 🤣

[@aao449]

😝😝😝

[@hurbi5556]

He looks like the word "catalytic"

[@willscheck8072]

make prisons work camps and they can work for as long as it takes to repay his victims. they can clean parks, roads, homeless camps . they could make furniture. the feds had a furniture factory inmates made money for the government and a little for themselves.

[@jimfrostpreaches]

He got a higher bond than most murderers. Says it all.

[@JayS64]

One more example how the law favors businesses, not individual citizens.

[@rhymereason3449]

Seriously? You think there aren't many individual citizens that must park outside and are vulnerable to this crime?

[@krystal7382]

I'm glad he got caught. Sounds like he was into a lot of illegal activities. Creepy.

[@tinawindham6958]

Yeah he’s living in a multimillion dollar mansion with all those security cameras. Just love thieves.at least he doesn’t have a couple of pitbulls chained up outside. Kudos for that .

[@meowhisspurrrscratch6961]

Hmmm sounds like the Biden administration. Creepy & into lots of illegal activities 😳 😬

[@captinbeyond]

@@tinawindham6958 If he had pitbulls, they would be stolen too. He spent all the money on what ever buzz he's addicted to. Not much left over for the house and family.

[@shottashabazz6721]

A couple of pitbulls chained outside. Wtf does that mean?

[@rotini3851]

The Blues Brothers are the only reason I know what a catalytic converter is

[@official_surge]

You know how back in the day they had flamethrowers put under your car? I wish every thief got a taste of those flames.

[@goldencoralll8252]

Make sure they extensively check the background of him. Some people actually work for chop shops that do this.

[@Quagigitymire]

what? seriously mate? these aren't being stolen for resale man, the are scrapped for recyclable metals.

[@ericknabenshue5689]

@@Quagigitymire I was about to say the same thing

[@mattnewrocki4943]

Goldens comment still holds weight

[@cyd3174]

@@Quagigitymire ‘…tied to other thefts.’ “Cox, the leader of a…’catalytic converter theft ring.’ “

[@markallen4364]

You watch too many 80's movies.

[@outlander2878]

In prison, or out of prison, these scumbags end up costing honest taxpayers.

[@thedoctor2102]

Cheap solution. Put the junkies in a hole.

[@jessiehughes9432]

Politicians?

[@literallyanidiot2880]

@@jessiehughes9432 yeah them too

[@theheartland1861]

@@jessiehughes9432 give that man a cigar and buy him a drink

[@UmamiPapi]

Give him the chair.

[@daviddavid5880]

A flagrant loophole favoring business owners?? Imagine our shock....

[@DaveBraga]

Ohio politicians and lawmakers should be arrested for 'gross stupidity' and share a cell with that thief.

[@kolrox73]

I flipping hate thieves!

[@zazasnruntz7505]

How can you have thieves when you live in a stolen country? 🤦‍♂️

[@absurd_patience]

@@deanmartin6052 Wow you spoke to a women I'm proud of you

[@kantraxoikol6914]

i hate hot dogs, but that doesn't make me declare it as if it's wisdom.....everyone hates thieves.....unless you're the thief

[@jrichieander6832]

“Father of five and a grand father” Well isn’t he a sweet heart ❤️

[@PleaseNoMoreFarmhouseDecor]

I'm sure his girlfriend and his family are proud of him. "he's a provider"... etc

[@demeraragold4644]

That was irrelevant to the story. They try to humanise a criminal.

[@earlblack2914]

Well I'm glad he was caught aslo. But since everything has almost doubled in price so should all of the bail increase to keep up with inflation. As for murderers and rapists the same should apply. This State is just to soft on those crimes.

[@paulrivera5231]

They forgot to add OSU booster

[@-yeme-]

I was waiting for them to tell us what sports he played at school too.

[@seppijessup9563]

Make catalytic converter theft a death penalty offense.

[@troyb.4101]

Anyone in possession of one needs a year in prison, per each one. Same goes to anyone purchasing them.

[@lar4305]

the scrap yards need to be held accountable also. They know when a clean looking converter is brought in that it's stolen. I am a mechanic and the only time they really need replaced is if it's rusted away and leaking. it's rare that you have one that fails on emissions that looks in great shape.

[@Damita-ye2yl]

I agree we had a bike theft ring here in my area. A bunch of losers going around stealing kids bikes to scrap. The junkyard got tired of parents showing up to retrieve their kids bikes so he stopped taking them.

[@justsomeguy6474]

Cars scraped after accidents all have their cats cut out before scrapping. Are you sure you're a mechanic because we all know this?

[@Booer]

no one needs to be held accountable until our system helps working people first so they dont feel a need to do criminal things just to eat and survive Edit: let's get this to 300 likes guys!

[@carolbabb7875]

Good info. Something needs to be done to cover all the bases regarding cat theft.

[@rydplrs71]

I’ve scraped about 10 that looked great, the vehicles were totaled. A few parts went on eBay, and the rest of the car was scraped in the end. I had titles, but they were never titled in my name.

[@plixplop]

The new law totally makes sense. But please stop calling "something that you wish was illegal but isn't" a "loophole".

[@Pystro]

True, a loophole implies that it's a way to legally do something otherwise illegal. If the acts had been legal, the police wouldn't even have had a reason to arrest that suspect. The new law fixes the problem that it was too easy to get away with the crime of stealing car parts. Or if you want, with the crime of dealing in stolen car parts (which had also been illegal before).

[@gogereaver349]

@@Pystro the theft was illagle. so was selling the stolern goods. the only loophole was how he offloaded the goods.

[@JWonn]

@@Pystro The "loophole" as I understand it is you create a fake business to sell as many converters as you want, where otherwise you have to sell them 1 at a time.

[@tswvxyastswvyeej5510]

Theft just cut mine yesterday

[@nateb3679]

@@JWonn ?? that’s just using your brain slightly more than the bare minimum

[@BrianJWood-dl3dv]

Just give the thief 30 years with no chance of early release.He is a menace to society.

[@l.e.alvord6171]

POS needs to be introduced to mr. Colt

[@isaac198428]

Let’s also hear more about this credit card making machine found. I’m surprised he even went the legal way to file and get a legit business permit as a front. This tool has an identity theft gig going as well… talk about diversifying your portfolio. 😂😂

[@marciawade9101]

🤣🤣🤣 GOOD ONE and VERY smart comment!

[@marciawade9101]

He should've added "spa services", 'cause he looks an ABSOLUTE MESS! 🤣🤣🤣

[@ffjsb]

Also felon in possession of a firearm. I'm just guessing, but I'd bet money he's already a felon. Anyways, possession of a firearm in the commission of a crime.

[@Keepskatin]

White Crime, White Collar Crime

[@sandib4234]

Good job everyone catching this F thief!! Just sickening out stealing hard working people's things while he just sat back n had more kids!!

[@doneown503]

OK , so these people already live in crappy place , it can only go more downhill

[@panchoxbrr301]

More kids that we probably pay for...

[@mnwoodshop3877]

Yep another piss poor excuse for a human being.

[@kantraxoikol6914]

what kids? and did you see his house? not exactly a mansion . and even lazy people who don't work have those too you know. it's not only "hard working" people getting stolen from. and stealing them is work, it's not like he's "sitting back" and having more kids. everything you said except GOOD JOB is false.

[@RAPEDBYBLACKS]

this guy was working hard and recyling. he even registered a business. you dont do shit all day you dont own a business youre just a loser minimum wage jabroni

[@obthree2830]

This happened to my grand am about 10 years ago or so. The car was never the same after. Constantly had to put money into it after that because of sensors coming on. I wish I’d have caught the sob under my car I’d have run him over.

[@chrisgriffin6489]

YOU WANT YOUR CONVERTOR? HERE IT IS XD

[@Stranger_In_The_Alps]

Always the keyboard commando that’s think they would do something. You’re harmless my guy 😂😂😂

[@liaammmm6671]

@@Stranger_In_The_Alps to be completely honest, you would be pissed too if someone was stealing shit form you

[@BankNoteBanditLegit]

That converter istself was prolly worth more than the car itself

[@obthree2830]

@@BankNoteBanditLegit well at the time I got it fixed I put a better converter on it and I knew the mechanic so he put it in for me cheap. It cost me 220 for the converter and I threw him a case of beer and put a 100 inside the case. But man I loved that car. It was my first car my parents bought it for me when I graduated HS. Car was worth about 3k at the time. But damn it sucked

[@blackamericanlesbianprofes4357]

Thank you for posting.

[@LaughingTerry]

They should confiscate and sell his property to reimburse everybody he stole from until the repairs are paid for. Cars, guns, and even his house if need be.

[@michelleberry_mikef8552]

Absolutely!!

[@Tyshkevich]

And how do you trace which person he stole it from and when? You can't. They don't have vin numbers so no real way of telling where it came from.

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

@@Tyshkevich that’s the second part of this equation. Any time one is turned in, you should be required to supply the vin of the vehicle it was removed from. No need to go any deeper than that. As soon as one vehicle rings out with five replacements, you take that guy down.

[@jhonsiders6077]

I bet the guns are stolen !

[@60plus92]

30 something counts of felonies. He'll be in for life lmao

[@graciebara8280]

As the economy collapses you going to see a lot more of it

[@thewizzle1688]

That guy is like a super villain, i cant wait for his movie deal.

[@w.e.s.]

Naw the real robbery here is the muffler man chargin 1500 bucks a piece to fix it. Lmfao. Wow.

[@johnmoore4714]

Change the damn law Ohio 😡.

[@frankiecrouch3918]

The damn scrap yards are just as guilty as the people that still them.

[@G-gnome]

Smelters caught taking in stolen property should lose their business license and sentenced the same way

[@leperlord7078]

Dude violates personal property & gets a higher bond than most murderers Shows what they really value

[@austinreeves5221]

People stealing personal property deserve a shot in the back

[@walte153]

Here's an idea. Instead of a law "closing the loophole" how about trying this unique idea... "When someone commits a crime, and is convicted, you put them in jail. THEN (and here's the crazy part) you KEEP them in jail until they serve their sentence." You would be surprised at how few catalytic converters are stolen by people sitting in jail.

[@itachi-hf3kv]

You know that sounds so crazy that it might actually work!!!

[@Justin-nq6kf]

Liberals dont like keeping people in jail. Most people are caught, processed and released.

[@Justin-nq6kf]

@Robert Cross Liberals wouldn't allow that

[@NoQuarter1995]

Nah the loophole seems pretty important to change. A new criminal will be made. Keeping people in jail doesn't help

[@gary_neilson1896]

You think that will solve the catalytic converter theft problem? Hahaha ok...

[@iamamish]

You guys said the thief was the first person to figure out the loophole, but then blamed that loophole for the fact that Ohio is 8th in the nation for most catalytic converters stolen. Did this thief figure it out first, but a long time ago?

[@Lacroix999]

No, he’s just the first one to get caught doing it.

[@iamamish]

@@Lacroix999 Then how do they know he was the first to find the loophole?

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

Bad news reporters are bad. Nevermind the 5400 other ohio business who use this "loophole" every day, LEGALLY.

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

@@Lacroix999 Not even close.

[@iamamish]

@Jacko Sargs Maybe true except the video you're commenting on explicitly blamed the loophole for the fact that Ohio is 8th in stolen converters, which is why I'm asking the question

[@PronatorTendon]

Bond isn't just about whether someone is a violent criminal. It has far more to do with risk of not appearing in court

[@vystorm]

Tbh I'd go to Ohio just to get that useless part removed for free 😂

[@auntemmyd1604]

People that do this are Scum and will forever have Bad Karma! If it’s not yours Do Not Touch it! You don’t mess with working folks vehicles or anyone’s! Pathetic Trash!

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

A thief is the worst kind of person, you have to put their teeth to the curb and give a little kick.

[@auntemmyd1604]

@@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79 I agree!

[@tinawindham6958]

What’s he going to do for a job now? Go back to meth making I guess. Maybe he can pick up a new trade in prison.

[@jhowardsupporter]

@@auntemmyd1604 You know he's making reference to a scene from American History X right? The curb stomp scene.

[@auntemmyd1604]

@@jhowardsupporter Yes! I like that Movie Don’t try and start BS!

[@larrysilsbee7827]

This need to be classified as a special crime with special punishment, along with copper theft. Lock these scumbags up for a long long time.

[@XDM10]

Our highest level of police in America only made 2 arrests for Epstein island when thousands of child rapists were indulging there. Why would anyone really care about some catalytic converters? Our country is a fucking disaster.

[@colt4667]

Strap them over a barrel and beat their ass like in Singapore.

[@simonsays2855]

What does the high temp paint do? Like let's say I spray my exhaust with that. How will that deter that thief from stealing my shit?

[@swarknuk5819]

lol start wit your politicians

[@THEBIGMEOW]

This man is pure platinum.

[@breakingaustin]

Ahh yes, that precious metal 'pladium'

[@cindyjohnson5573]

Damn dude. Get a job please.

[@mikepatrick3423]

He has a job now, stamping license plates!

[@chuckyyes]

BREAKING NEWS @Cindy Johnson has solved the jobless crisis. people don't want you to know this trick he discover. All you have to do to solve the jobless crisis is to simply "GET A JOB" WOW who would've thought. What a genius, he will surely go tplaces

[@cindyjohnson5573]

@@chuckyyes it was meant to be Sarcastic But there’s jobs out there. My roommate went from flipping hamburgers with a recorded to ups.

[@chuckyyes]

@@cindyjohnson5573 idk your comment looked pretty serious to me

[@cindyjohnson5573]

@@chuckyyes stealing is not right. It’s costing a lot of money for these victims. I been stolen from and it doesn’t feel real good. Sounds like you don’t give a fck.

[@LucidDreamer54321]

No problem. My car doesn't have a catalytic converter. Mine was damaged, so I replaced it with a piece of exhaust pipe.

[@wildcoyote34]

@@Joe-jv7ys it's nice driving a vehicle what doesn't need or have a converter ,i live in Iowa and they don't require inspections here or SMOG checks ,,huge numbers of vehicles would be JUNKED if inspections were required ,,all the salt used on our roads DESTROY vehicles ,,,i'm currently rebuilding a 2010 chevy 3500 which had a hole rusted in it's frame due to salt ,,there are hundreds of thousands of vehicles in iowa and nebraska that should be parked and junked because of rust ,with no inspections it never happens

[@gvlastav4028]

If they do 80-140 years in prison criminals will think twice before doing it

[@prun8893]

"He got a higher bond than most murderers"................said with pride?

[@andylin6560]

just be glad you're not in California where only OEM parts are allowed. it would have been $3,000 per vehicle instead of $1500. Anyways if the government can't protect my converter, then I won't have one. strait pipe it is.

[@The_Lord_has_it]

Lol👍

[@peterlanum6970]

Hell yeah!

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Yeah no doubt, my cousin here in new York had one stolen ,so we figured go on Amazon and order a new one. NY is a clean air state , required a 50 state cat. 640$. They listed the 48 state cat for 350$,but it can't get shipped here. Thank God for a buddy in Connecticut he had it sent to ,and then he went and picked it up. Saved a fortune.

[@ffjsb]

@@MrTheHillfolk That's thinking.

[@duckwacker8720]

You're an idiot for living in Commifornia for one and two not installing an aftermarket converter.

[@huckbeduck]

If you catch them in the act, remember that turning the handle counter-clockwise to lowers the jack.

[@grossmanjake34]

What a criminal! He just added 5 miles to the gallon!!!

[@fullbackdive41]

I’ve got a garage full of straight piping and a welder, so if someone would like to steal the converter of my truck you be saving me some time😂😂😂

[@ironleeFPS]

He looks exactly like a guy that would steal rusty car parts😂

[@danr0k]

His house also looks like a guy that lives there steals car parts.

[@kaynefryday1251]

Yeah I bet he’s a filthy tamp to

[@MikeHalsall]

Couldn't believe it when they said he's only 41. Dude looks 60. Don't do drugs kids - but if you do, moderation...

[@havsumora]

This dude is only 41??? Daaaamn he looks 55. Lock these losers up and throw away the key! They are stealing from those of us working the hardest! I hate thieves!

[@rickwilson5611]

lock them in the sewers let them survive off shit until they die

[@wirelessone2986]

Im 55 and I dont have his wrinkles or bags...if his hair had more white he would look 70

[@photog1529]

My first guess was meth head.

[@trythistv]

What a relief that none of my vehicles have catalytic converters. That is one sure fire way to prevent theft, Can't steal something that never existed.

[@Slouch4Ever]

I’ll never understand how people this genius and innovative choose a life of crime when their talents could have easily led to a prosperous career doing something legally.

[@blqr3138]

No you're just a naive twerp who still believes in the American dream

[@shawnwillia]

Well we know what he looks like now.. he may want to stay in jail!!

[@IslamIslam-vj5fz]

With the $4 million Bond he's not going anywhere

[@chuckyyes]

you'll forget what he looks like in the next 2 weeks

[@RossMalagarie]

THIS is how you get laws made, have the problem happen to the law makers THEN when they are affected THEN they will make a law to fix it

[@thuringervonsausage5232]

Like McCain with TV commercials being to loud?

[@sbl9467]

Agree 100% if it doesn't affect them they won't care

[@handlebullshit]

It's already illegal. More laws won't fix anything.

[@gogereaver349]

its like governer abot dumping all those illagles on dcs doorstep. you make it there problem.

[@mivvtw6460]

"He got a higher bond than most murderers" :D

[@exploreraa983]

4:05 This is great advice... we all know how thieves hate to steal things that are painted or labeled. That will surely stop them. Thanks 10TV!!!

[@KP-hi1om]

Yeah, thieves have a strict code of ethics they follow. 😂

[@necessaryevile]

It's scrap metal, so doubt painting or a label made a difference

[@cr0w342]

It makes it easily identifiable. You could point it out on the pile and be like "yup, that's mine officer" makes it less attractive to thieves

[@necessaryevile]

@@cr0w342 when you can sell the junk online to another state or the 3 recent times I tried to sell scrap cars that I got tons of emails in Florida all over the state of people not wanting the vehicles just the cats like I said im not buying it

[@twiceshy6613]

@@necessaryevile precious metals are not scrap metals

[@andrewTaylorCodes]

Just revoke the business license ?

[@enriquediaz3336]

I'm confused, this guy said it raise the cost of insurance but when mine was stolen in Ohio they said they don't cover that

[@El28z]

5 mandatory years with no bail and no parole

[@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire]

Here in Texas, these thieves have been shot while doing this... I remember an article awhile back where the owner of the vehicle just got in the vehicle and drove over the thief before he could get out from under the car... I don't have a problem with either of these two solutions...

[@Ascend777]

they should be dealt with lead. people need their car to work to make money to live. an attack on someone's car is an attack on their life.

[@imhere1303]

Cheaper to kill criminals than house them

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Ah man, I GOTTA MOVE OUT OF NEW YORK !

[@Snap-Anzahl]

My family had an oil company in Texas and this happened in the late 80's. They kept getting equipment stolen form their property. Eventually my family was told by a law enfacement official that if they caught the thieves to just shoot them. make sure the thieves are on their property, and to call this guy directly and he would take care of it.

[@timgleason2527]

I get that this sounds cool and all, but personally I value a human life (even a shitty human) more than my catalytic converter.

[@rickileah080]

“A father of five and a grandfather” like who the F cares. He is nasty

[@EnterpriseXI]

Yeah. He stopped being a family man when he decided to steal

[@rickileah080]

@@EnterpriseXI missing the point guy.

[@EnterpriseXI]

@@rickileah080 What I meant was he stopped caring about his family when he resorted to crime

[@grancitodos7318]

He looks like a crack or meth head, 40 year old with the face of 70.

[@headshotnation921]

@@EnterpriseXI gain some perspective jesus

[@MissionaryForMexico]

All they need to do, is put these crooks in prison for 50 years!

[@SultanuDeen]

Justice in America makes these thieves even worse😂😂

[@SlowReactionDriversAreTheWorst]

"He got higher bond than most murderers" Thats right, They want to make sure no family or friends could afford to bail him out. He looks like He won't even show up at his own trial if he's out on bail.

[@raylady0]

Good cuz he's taking money out of people's pockets they can't get the work

[@joelwillems4081]

If he's a flight risk, he shouldn't have had a bond at all. He's clearly guilty of some crimes here so he should get comfortable in prison. Hey, look at it from a positive side. Do the softer jail time for a few months and save that from the rougher prison sentence.

[@thedudeabides3058]

His family is scrapping converters trying to raise the money

[@B-TRU86]

3 of the dumbest comments ive ever heard theft is a low level offense and he has a bond higher than a murder suspect..that just shows how fucked up the judicial system is and how it punishes crimes according to popular opinion instead real merit..and yall defending that shit are part of the problem not the solution..granted he committed several crimes but if a woman beater or child molester can post bail than why is a thief being so unfairly treated.

[@oldogre5999]

Stupid people make right turns on red in states where its not legal because there are no lights to tell them not to...

[@byronmorris1594]

Claims are driving insurance up. You will pay when someone steals in your neighborhood.

[@tinawindham6958]

Cops just think u can claim your stuff on your homeowners ins. Same with car insurance. My ex bf gets about 2 DUI/year. Baldwin co, Al. If u r from there, u don’t have to follow the laws. He’s 65 and when he does run over some kids at 9 am drunk as a skunk I hope it’s the judges and DA’s kids. They pad the attorneys pockets but don’t give a damn if he’s clean and sober. Take his truck! Put a breathalyzer on his big ol boat! I’m sick I pay so much in car ins with no infractions and drive just a few miles every week.

[@jebcommon2332]

I can't even express how pissed off I'd be, if I started my vehicle and realized converter was gone.

[@madam472]

He was doing the MOST under a loophole

[@farouk7336]

2 Things I hate, are liars and thieves. My Great Grand Mother always said "If you can lie, you can steal and if you can steal you can kill". I can understand why some societies chop off the hands of thieves.

[@leathercheerio1]

Well people in poor ass countries steal to live. You really shouldn't have to do it in America so the arm chopping thing here would be reasonable for repeat offenders, imo.

[@jameshill2450]

If you agree with chopping someone's hand off for a minor crime then you'll agree with killing people for minor crimes, and if you'll agree with killing people for minor crimes then you'll agree with killing people for things that aren't even crimes.

[@ATR-_]

Is that some sort of explicit permission?

[@the_inquisitive_inquisitor]

Even an honest man should be able to kill somebody when their hands get forced. If I shoot dead a home invader that doesn't mean I'd also steal from you.

[@austinrowell6519]

Doesn’t mean it isn’t dumb to chop hands off.