Catalytic Converter Thieves Arrested In Collaborative Law Enforcement Effort Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Travis Wayne Howard
Travis Wayne Howard, 42, and Thomas Joshua Barnhill, 35, were arrested Sunday and charged with various crimes, after being caught stealing catalytic converters.
Bradley County Sheriff s Office deputies backed up Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers in stopping Barnhill and Howard walking along I-75 near mile marker 27 on Monday. Upon making contact with the two pedestrians, troopers discovered Barnhill and Howard were carrying cutting tools and a recently cut catalytic converter. Cleveland Police Department officers and BCSO patrol deputies responded to assist the troopers, along with investigators from THP and BCSO. The collaborative investigation discovered that the suspects were coming from a business on Frontage Road where they cut the catalytic converter from a vehicle stored there.