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Flomaton Man Charged With Catalytic Converter Thefts In Century
December 13, 2022
A Flomaton man is facing charges in connection with catalytic converters in Century.
Nikki Lee Odom, 31, was charged with grand theft, attempted grand theft, attempted burglary of a vehicle, two counts of felony criminal mischief, two counts of burglary, misdemeanor criminal mischief, and petit theft.
Odom was caught on a video as he tried and failed to steal a catalytic converter from a Lincoln Town Car parked at Century Marine, next door to the Century Town Hall on North Century Boulevard, according to an arrest report. The owner found one of the vehicle’s catalytic converters nearly sawed off on both ends, and made a report with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said Odom returned the next night, Odom returned and was caught on video once again as he used a battery operated saw to remove both catalytic converters from the same Town Car. The damage to the car suffered $1,000 in damage, and the converters were worth $1,400, the report states.
Four days earlier, Odom attempted to cut a catalytic converter from a Ford Escape at a home on Maple Street in Century, the ECSO said. The homeowner scared him away, but not before video and photos were captured.
The Sheriff’s Office said Odom was identified in the photos by two Flomaton Police Department officers and his mother.
Odom remained the Escambia County Jail Tuesday morning with bond set at $33,500.
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5 Responses to “Flomaton Man Charged With Catalytic Converter Thefts In Century”
@ Wayne that’s funny!
I pure despise a theif, this boy is never going to learn, he just got out of jail in Alabama a few days ago. As many jobs that are out there he needs to get off the dope and get a job and earn an honest living, because he’s going to continue to get caught because now days theirs camera’s everywhere, it pays to have them. If they would quit accepting catalytic converters without the vehicle, then we wouldn’t have this problem no more. He keeps on and he’s going to wind up on the wrong property and somebody’s gonna fill his butt full of lead. You can’t just go on people’s property these days stealing, that’s just the honest truth.
Home and business video surveillance is pretty much a must have these days. Just make sure it produces a high quality image. We had some issues qith some neighborhood delinquents, and it made a huge difference “catching them in the act”.
@ Stanley
Nope, he would steal the spikes and sell them at the scrap yards
Here’s a thought for these criminals that doesn’t seem to be scared of the law. There is enough railroad steel left out there that a few pieces and some crossties donated by the railroad could be set up, and give the thug a sledgehammer and have him drive spikes 12 hours a day for 2 weeks and give him an option, go out get a job or the next time you get 6 months. Long time ago when we had prisons, the prisoner wasn’t anxious to return, bring back punishment and watch the crime rate go down