CLEARFIELD – Clearfield County District Attorney, William A. Shaw, Jr., announced Clearfield County’s Fugitive of the Week for the week of Dec. 6, 2010. Shaw identified the Fugitive as Matthew R. Durland, age 43, of Laceyville, PA.
On May 11, 2010, Trooper Arnold Stutsman of the Pennsylvania State Police, DuBois Barracks, filed a criminal complaint charging Durland with: 1) driving under the influence, M1; 2)
driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked, S; 3) driver’s required to be licensed, S; 4) carrying and exhibiting driver’s license on demand, S; and 5) vehicular hazard signal lamps, S.
An affidavit of probable cause filed by Trooper Stutsman states that on March 13, 2010, a vehicle was stopped along the right berm on Interstate 80 near milemarker 100 Eastbound. The vehicle, a Nissan Pathfinder, was observed to have no lights illuminated. Upon approaching the vehicle Stutsman found Durland asleep. After several attempts Durland was awoken by Stutsman, and Durland was unable to produce his driver’s license.
Upon observing Durland, Stutsman detected signs of intoxication and requested that Durland perform standard field sobriety tests. After administering the field sobriety tests, Durland was transported to the DuBois Regional Medical Center for blood testing.
A preliminary hearing was held on June 18, 2010, at which time all charges were held to court. On Nov. 18, 2010, Durland failed to appear at Criminal Call and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Durland is described as follows:
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 5 feet, 10 inches
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Anyone with knowledge of Durland’s location is asked to call Clearfield County Crimestoppers at 800-376-4700. All calls to Crimestoppers are confidential. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by visiting the Clearfield County District Attorney Web site and selecting “Report A Crime”.