Three men are now in custody in Mohave County in connection with catalytic converter thefts.
According to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, on July 25, 2022, deputies responded to a storage facility in the 4100 block of Arcadia Ln. in Fort Mohave in regards to to multiple catalytic converter thefts and vehicle burglaries.
The management at the facility informed deputies that approximately nine vehicles being stored at the facility had catalytic converters stolen and an additional ten vehicles/RVs had been broken into. Deputies began to investigate the incident and suspect vehicle descriptions were identified.
An Attempt to Locate (ATL) was sent out to local agencies in relation to the investigation.
Then, on September 1st, the Fort Mojave Tribal Police Department located one of the suspect vehicles being driven on Highway 95 in Mohave Valley. Tribal Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and contacted the driver, Daryl Dean Hatchard, 58 of Mohave Valley.
Deputies and detectives with the Sheriff’s Office then responded to Hatchard’s residence located in the 1800 Block of Laguna Road in Mohave Valley. There they contacted Brent John Gordon, 37, and George Joseph Todd, 52, both of Mohave Valley.
Detectives found evidence in a travel trailer that the men reside in that connects them to the crime. A confession was also obtained.
All three men were booked into the Mohave County Adult Detention Facility for felony charges of Burglary, Theft and Trafficking Stolen Property.