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Detectives arrest eight for catalytic converter thefts

By Lightning Reports, Published: July 7, 2021

Henderson County sheriff’s detectives made numerous arrests in the thefts of catalytic converters, the sheriff’s office reported.

As a result of the on-going investigations, reported thefts of catalytic converters are estimated to have dropped over 85 percent in the county, a news release said, and more arrests are anticipated. Arrested were:

• Dillon Cole Williams, 24, charged with one felony count of attempted larceny, six felony counts of larceny of motor vehicle parts , seven misdemeanor counts of injury to personal property. Williams is currently in custody at the Henderson County Detention Facility under a $10,000 secured bond.
• Patrick Monroe Maybin, 40, of Saluda, charged with two felony counts – larceny of motor vehicle parts and a misdemeanor count of injury to personal property. Maybin has been released after making a $12,500 secured bond.
• Joseph Luke Dunn, 33, of Fairview, charged with two felony counts – larceny of a motor vehicle parts and two misdemeanors counts of injury to personal property. Dunn is currently out on a $20,000 secured bond.
• Joseph Daniel Hare, 38, of Arden, charged with two felony counts of larceny of a motor vehicle parts and two misdemeanor counts of injury to personal property. Hare is currently out on a $20,000 secured bond.
• Lanny James Carroll, 37, of Hendersonville, charged with two felony counts of possession of stolen property. Carroll is currently out on a $16,000 secured bond.
• Dusty Luke Beck, 26, of Taylors, South Carolina, charged with one felony count of larceny of a motor vehicle parts and one felony count of chop shop activities. Beck is currently in custody in South Carolina and is awaiting extradition to North Carolina.
• Jacob Christopher Hudson, 26, of Hendersonville, charged with two felony counts each of larceny of motor vehicle parts and chop shop activity and one felony count of conspiracy to commit chop shop activity. Hudson is currently being held in the Henderson County Detention Facility under a $30,000 secured bond.
• Michael Lorin Johnson, 42, of Hendersonville, charged with misdemeanor counts of driving while license revoked, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of schedule II drugs, and felony counts of possession of schedule II, possession with intent to sell/deliver marijuana, larceny of motor vehicle parts, receiving stolen goods, chop shop activity and conspiracy chop shop activity. Johnson is currently in custody at the Henderson County Detention Facility under a $105,700.00 secured bond.
  
  Detectives are asking for the publics assistance in locating two others who have active warrants for their arrests related to these investigations: Hannah Nicole Laughter, 23, of Hendersonville, wanted for aid and abet larceny, and Donovan John Wrightsman, 26, of Hendersonville, wanted for felony conspiracy. Anyone with information related to these persons or catalytic converter thefts are asked to contact our Criminal Investigations Division at 828.694.3one30 or use the “Submit A Tip” feature on the HCSO Mobile App.