Monday, October 31, 2022

Schuylkill County Man Faces Charges for Taking Runaway 14-Year-Old to Ohio

A Schuylkill County man is facing charges after he took a runaway 14-year-old girl to Ohio.

According to the Pennsylvania State Police, on September 27th, 2022, Troopers from the Frackville barracks received a report of a runaway 14-year-old female from Mount Olive Boulevard in West Mahanoy Township near Shenandoah.

An investigation revealed that the female left the home and met with Clyde Fesig, 38, of Tower City. 

Fesig allegedly knew the teen's age and drove her to Austintown, Ohio where local police detained him on an arrest warrant.

He was brought back to Schuylkill County on October 6th, 2022, where he was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Anthony J. Kilker on the charge of interference with custody of children.

Fesig remains locked up in Schuylkill County Prison on $100,000 straight cash bail.

A preliminary hearing is schedule before Judge Kilker on November 10th, 2022.