Scranton, PA – Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced
the arrest of Lewis Cheresnowsky, a 56-year old man formerly of Canton,
Bradford County.
On September 19, 2005, Cheresnowsky was convicted of
Unlawful Sexual Contact in Somerset County, ME. This conviction required
Cheresnowsky register as a sex offender for the rest of his life and – in August
of 2015 – he registered a home address in the 300 block of Grover Road, Canton,
Pennsylvania. In September of 2015, the Pennsylvania State Police learned that
Cheresnowsky didn’t live at that address and obtained an arrest warrant
charging him with failure to comply with registration requirements as a Sex
Offender. Efforts to find Cheresnowsky in Brandford county were unsuccessful
and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Fugitive Task Force launched an
investigation to apprehend him.
That investigation ultimately led to Waverly, New York. This
morning at about 7 a.m., deputy marshals and its task force partners, arrested
Cheresnowsky without incident in the 100 block of Center Street, Waverly.
Cheresnowsky was turned over to local authorities for extradition proceedings.
U.S. Marshal Martin Pane said, “The U.S. Marshals Service
and its Fugitive Task Force partners are committed to the apprehension of sex
offenders who disregard their registration requirements. Cheresnowsky’s capture
was a direct result of our commitment to that mission.”
The USMS Fugitive Task Force in the Middle District of
Pennsylvania is comprised of 21 state, county and local police agencies;
including the Pennsylvania State Police – whose Fugitive Apprehension Unit and
Megan’s Law Section work side by side with the USMS everyday. Additional
assistance was provided by the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force
and Waverly Police Department.
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