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U.S. Marshals Arrest Pennsylvania Fugitive Sex Offender Hiding in Florida Woods

The Tier 3 offender now awaits extradition to Pennsylvania following a two-month manhunt.

Overview

  • Marshals found Joseph Christopher Mazzoni, 46, in Naples on Wednesday, living in a tarp-covered hut in the woods behind a home after a search on Crawford Avenue.
  • Pennsylvania authorities had sought him since March 9 on charges of disseminating child sex acts and sexual abuse material.
  • Mazzoni is a twice-convicted offender from Delaware County classified as Tier 3, which requires lifetime residency registration under Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law.
  • He was booked into the Collier County Jail in Florida and is awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania.
  • Investigators believe he received help to avoid detection in Florida, and the U.S. Marshals released photos of his arrest and the makeshift shelter as the case continues.