CLEARFIELD – Clearfield County District Attorney, William A. Shaw, Jr., announced Clearfield County’s Fugitive of the Week for the week of Dec. 27, 2010. Shaw identified the Fugitive as Shawn A. Kruies, age 25, of Evergreen Road, Luthersburg.
Shaw stated that Kruies is wanted for failure to appear at a preliminary hearing held on Oct. 1, and also for failure to appear at Arraignment Court on Oct. 27.
On Sept. 1, Officer Josh Johnston of the Sandy Township Police Department, filed a criminal complaint charging Kruies with: 1) theft of services, M2; 2) criminal conspiracy to commit theft of services, M2; 3) retail theft, M2; and 4) public drunkenness, S.
An affidavit of probable cause filed by Johnston states that on June 18, the Sandy Township Police received a report that Kruies had left a DuBois business without paying for services. An employee of the business reported that Kruies and a known female left the business without paying for the services received. When Police located Kruies he appeared to be under the influence of alcohol.
On Oct. 1 a Preliminary Hearing was held and Kruies failed to appear, at which time the charges were held for Court and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. Also, on Oct. 27, Kruies failed to appear for arraignment court and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Kruies is described as follows:
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 5 feet, 6 inches
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
Anyone with knowledge of Kruies’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”.