CLEARFIELD – Clearfield County District Attorney, William A. Shaw, Jr., announced the capture of a wanted fugitive. Shaw identified the Fugitive as Jason A. Moore, age 30, of Lanse, Pennsylvania.
Shaw stated that the Clearfield County Sheriff’s Office was notified through the National Crime Information Center’s database that Moore had been arrested in Navajo County, Arizona. Shaw further explained that on Feb. 22, 2011, Moore was arrested on Interstate 40 in Arizona for providing false information to law enforcement and identity theft, taking the name of another.Shaw reported that a probable cause search of Moore’s vehicle resulted in the discovery of 26.9 pounds of marijuana. Moore was charged by the Navajo County Major Crime Apprehension Team (MCAT), with the charges of possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale, transportation of marijuana for Ssale, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Moore is currently housed in the Navajo County Jail in Holbrook, Arizona, pending extradition to Clearfield County.
Shaw thanked the Clearfield County Sheriff’s Office, the Arizona Department of Public Safety, and the Navajo County Major Crime Apprehension Team (MCAT) for their assistance with this case.
Moore was added to the Clearfield County Fugitive of the Week list on Jan. 24, 2011.
On Jan. 4, 2010, Officer Jon Walker of the Lawrence Township Police Department, filed a Criminal Complaint charging Moore with: 1) theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received, F3; 2) theft By deception, F3; 3) deceptive or fraudulent business practices, F3; and 4) receiving stolen property, F3.An affidavit of probable cause filed by Walker states that on December 10, 2009, the Lawrence Township Police Received a complaint of theft from a Lawrence Township resident. The alleged victim relayed that he had hired Moore to do excavation and construction work at his residence, and Moore had accepted a payment of $7,000.00 but never completed the work. Upon further investigation, it was also found that Moore had charged over $6,000.00 worth of products from a local business to the alleged victim.
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for July 7, 2010, at which time all charges were held for court. On Dec. 7, 2010, Moore failed to appear for sentencing court and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
