FAIRHOPE -- Fairhope police arrested three men Sunday on charges that they took part in
a catalytic converter theft operation, according to a police statement.
Jerry Wayne Swann, 48, of Magnolia Springs was charged with first-degree theft of property.
Justin Clark Aaron, 30, of Robertsdale, was charged with complicity.
Steven Lyle Stewart, 39, of Sterrett, Alabama, was charged with first-degree theft of property and unlawful possession of a controlled substance – methamphetamine.
Police arrested the three suspect Sunday evening after a local business owner in the 8200 block of Twin Beech Road reported the men on his property.
The investigation into similar crimes in other locations is on-going, according to the police statement