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2 men arrested, 1 at large for allege catalytic converter thefts

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Saint Tammany deputies say they’ve arrested two people allegedly connected to a string of catalytic converter thefts.

According to the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office, since mid-December, the deputies have taken numerous reports of catalytic converters and other exhaust-related parts being stolen from parked vehicles in St. Tammany Parish and surrounding parishes.


Last week, detectives with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office acted on a tip which led to an arrest warrant for 57-year old Mark Crayton Sr. and his 31-year old son Mark Crayton Jr.

Mark Crayton Sr. and Mark Crayton Jr. were taken into custody last week in Livingston Parish and booked into the Livingston Parish Jail. Once released, they will be transferred and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail on 13 counts each of Theft and 14 counts each of Criminal Damage to Property.

A third man believed to be connected in the thefts, Samuel "Banky" Bankston, remains at large.  Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact Det. Nelson with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office at (985) 726-7856 or (985) 898-2338.