A New York man was released after an arrest, but deputies later came looking for him again. The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office said 30-year-old Sean M. Ribble was first arrested after deputies responded to a stolen property complaint in Big Flats on September 26.
Soon after he was released, a neighboring business called about catalytic converters that had been cut off its vehicles. Deputies said the theft happened around the same time as the first incident.
The Road Patrol Division passed the new information along to investigators. They said they verified parts and other information connected to the stolen catalytic converters.
Deputies eventually found Ribble in Elmira and took him back into custody. This time, they charged him with three felonies and sent him to the Chemung County Jail.
Deputies Got Another Call After He Was Released
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The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office said deputies first went to a property in the Town of Big Flats for a report of stolen property. Deputies arrested him on various misdemeanor charges during that investigation.
He was released from custody, but another complaint came in not long after. A nearby business reported that catalytic converters had been cut off from its vehicles.
Deputies determined the two incidents happened around the same time. Road Patrol then sent the information from both cases to the Criminal Investigation Division.
Investigators Connected Him to the Converters
Investigators reviewed the information from the first arrest along with the new catalytic converter complaint. The sheriff’s office said they verified parts and information connected to the stolen converters.
According to the sheriff’s office, investigators identified Ribble as the person responsible. Deputies then started looking for him again.
They found him in the City of Elmira after what the sheriff’s office described as a short search, and he was taken back into custody. The sheriff’s office also shared his mugshot with the arrest announcement.
He Was Sent to Jail on $1,500 Bail
Ribble was charged with second-degree criminal mischief, third-degree grand larceny, and third-degree criminal possession of stolen property. All three are Class D felonies.
He was arraigned in Big Flats Town Court. The sheriff’s office said it then sent him to the Chemung County Jail on $1,500 bail.
The sheriff’s office did not say how many catalytic converters were taken. It also did not give a value for the stolen property in its announcement.