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6/23/21
North Liberty Police have arrested a man they say stole catalytic converters off of vehicles.
42-year-old Chad Arment of Edina, Missouri was booked into the Johnson County Jail at 5:15 Tuesday afternoon. North Liberty Police say they found Arment near the corner of Brook Ridge Avenue and St. Andrew’s Drive just after 2:30 Tuesday morning. Arment was found in possession of four catalytic converters, one of which had been taken off of a 2014 Ford F150 parked at Junge Ford on North Madison Avenue for service. Junge Ford is about a mile north of where Arment was found.
The cost to repair the damages to the Ford F150 and replace the converter is estimated at over $2,500.
Arment is charged with 2nd Degree Theft and 4th Degree Criminal Mischief. If convicted on both charges, Arment faces a maximum of six years in prison.
Police have not said if Arment is a suspect in other recent area catalytic converter thefts. 46-year-old Jason Rude was arrested for allegedly stealing them in the Cedar Rapids area last month.