Shenandoah Police officers took a man into custody early Monday morning after he attempted to flee and also was wanted on an arrest warrant.
According to Shenandoah Police Chief George Carado, in the early morning hours of Monday, June 17, 2019 around 2:00am, Officers William Moyer and Adam Sajone were dispatched to Turkey Hill to respond for a male lying on the ground.
Police responded and woke the male and found him to be intoxicated.
The male did not possess identification but provided several different names and dates-of-birth.
After several unsuccessful attempts to confirm his identity Officers were in the process of taking him into custody when he ran. Police were able to arrest the male and take him to the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Frackville where he was fingerprinted.
He was identified as Thomas Seward, 38, of Shenandoah.
Seward was found to be wanted on an arrest warrant for Burglary from Philadelphia.
Two criminal complaints were completed, charging Seward with Fugitive from Justice from Philadelphia, as well as the new charges of Flight to avoid apprehension, False identification to law enforcement, resisting arrest, possession of controlled substances, Possession of drug paraphernalia, and public drunkenness.
Seward was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Anthony Kilker and placed in Schuylkill County Prison, unable to post $25,000.00 cash bail for each Criminal Complaint.
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