CLEARFIELD – Clearfield County District Attorney, William A. Shaw, Jr., announced Clearfield County’s Fugitive of the Week for the week of March 28, 2011. Shaw identified the Fugitive as Charles English, age 27, of West Street, Curwensville.
Shaw stated that English is wanted for failure to appear at criminal call on March 24, 2011.
On Sept. 7, 2010, Trooper Robert Straw of the Pennsylvania State Police, Clearfield barracks, filed a Criminal Complaint charging English with: 1) driving under the influence, M; 2) driving on roadways laned for traffic, S; 3) careless driving, S; and 4) restraint systems, S.
An affidavit of probable Cause filed by Straw states that on Aug. 7, 2010, while on routine patrol, troopers observed a vehicle cross over both the center line and fog line multiple times. Upon making contact with the driver of the vehicle, Straw detected signs of impairment and requested that English perform field sobriety tests. After administering the field sobriety tests, English was taken into custody and transported to the Clearfield Hospital for blood testing.
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Nov. 3, 2010, at which time all charges were held for Court. On March 24, 2011, English failed to appear for Criminal Call and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
English is described as follows:
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: 5 feet, 9 inches
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: Brown
Anyone with knowledge of English’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”.