CLEARFIELD – District Attorney William A. Shaw Jr. has announced Clearfield County’s Fugitive of the Week for the week of Aug. 24.
Shaw identified the fugitive as Jason Guthrie, 34, of Williams Street, Clearfield. Guthrie is wanted for failure to appear at a preliminary hearing held on June 17.
On May 14, Trooper Joshua Lawrence of the Pennsylvania State Police, Clearfield barracks, filed a criminal complaint against Guthrie. He charged Guthrie with multiple counts of forgery, F3; theft by unlawful taking, F3; and bad checks, S.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, on Oct. 24, 2014, state police at Clearfield received a report from the victim that Guthrie had allegedly stolen several checks and cashed them.
According to the victim, a local bank made contact with them after realizing that the signatures on the cashed checks did not match that of the victim. Upon making contact with the bank, Lawrence was able to identify the suspect, Guthrie, from surveillance pictures.
In all, Guthrie allegedly forged checks from the victim’s account, totaling $980.
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for June 17, at which time Guthrie failed to appear, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Guthrie is described as a Caucasian male standing 5 feet, 7 inches tall. He has brown hair and eyes.
Anyone with knowledge of Guthrie’s location is asked to call Clearfield County Crime Stoppers at 800-376-4700. All calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential.
Anonymous tips can also be submitted by visiting the Clearfield County District Attorney Web site at “www.ClearfieldDA.org” and selecting “Report A Crime.”