COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Branch County Prosecutors have charged a second person in connection with the alleged theft of catalytic converters in Matteson Township between November 1 and December 23 of last year.
57-year-old Richard Allen Caudill of Angola, Indiana was arraigned on Thursday in Branch County District Court on a felony charge of buying and selling stolen scrap metal and a misdemeanor count of violating the state’s scrap metal regulatory act by not keeping proper records at his Bronson business on South Matteson Lake Road.
A personal recognizance bond of $5,000 was set and the defendant was allowed to continue living in Angola. A probable cause hearing was set for June 15 with a preliminary exam on June 22.
39-year-old Alexander Zuchnik of Three Rivers was arraigned Tuesday on three larceny charges in connection with the alleged thefts. An habitual offender fourth offense notice has also been filed by prosecutors against Zuchnik whose criminal record goes back to 2014.
Authorities say all three of the alleged thefts took place from two vehicles at the same location on North Matteson Lake Road.
The arrests took place following a Michigan State Police investigation.
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