Man from Missouri sentenced to 9 months in prison for stealing dozens of catalytic converters

District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Friday sentenced a man from East St. Louis, Illinois to nine months in prison for stealing 39 catalytic converte...

February 13, 2023
5:22 PM

District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Friday sentenced a man from East St. Louis, Illinois to nine months in prison for stealing 39 catalytic converters from trucks and vans around St. Louis, Missouri area. Matthew Jennings, 31, was also ordered to repay $46,001 to the victims. Beginning in December of 2019, Jennings and his co-defendant, D'Ante Carter, stole a total of 39 catalytic converters and tried to steal three more, primarily from pickup trucks and vans parked overnight at landscaping companies, other commercial businesses and an organization that helps those with disabilities.

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