According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville, Jamel Felton, 27, of Columbia, South Carolina was encountered with a disabled vehicle in the northbound lanes of Interstate 81 near Milemark 109 in Frailey Twp. on Friday.
Police say an NCIC check revealed a warrant from the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office in Syracuse, New York.
Felton's original charge was possession of a weapon.
Felton was arraigned before on-call Magisterial District Judge Bayer on a fugitive from justice charged.
Felton was locked up in Schuylkill County Prison on $50,000 bail and is awaiting extradition.