Teen Thief Gets 5 Years for Car Theft | Jersey News

Jersey City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 2, 2026 · 1m

A Kearny man sentenced to five years for stealing a car during a September home invasion in Fair Lawn faces prison time despite his lawyer’s plea for leniency, citing youth and mental health struggles. The judge, unmoved by his background, emphasized Cathcart’s long history of offenses and the lasting trauma inflicted on victims — trauma that still haunts them a year later. With another sentencing looming next week, Cathcart’s time behind bars will run concurrently, and he now has a week to appeal. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise…