Man admits fleeing courthouse
An Albrightsville man admitted fleeing the Carbon County courthouse in Jim Thorpe after he learned there was an active warrant for his arrest.
Michael Searfoss, 31, pleaded last Thursday in the county court to one count of flight to avoid apprehension for an incident on July 31, 2017.
Searfoss was in the clerk of courts office on another matter when he was informed that there was an active bench warrant for failure to appear for him.
The sheriff’s department was notified of the warrant and that Searfoss was at the clerk’s office. However, he left the office and fled the building before deputies arrived. He ran to Broadway and then westbound on Broadway. He was eventually caught along Broadway by Jim Thorpe police.
Searfoss is currently an inmate in the county prison on other charges.
President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II placed him on probation for a year and ordered he pay a fine of $500, get a drug and alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendation for treatment.
Zero tolerance was imposed for drug or alcohol use, he must pay court costs of about $1,000 and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation.
