After eluding law enforcement for nearly half a decade, a Fayette County man's flight from justice ended this week in Morgantown, West Virginia. Craig Owen David, 47, became the subject of a fugitive declaration in November 2020, a consequence of his absence at a pre-trial conference regarding a firearms charge. The Jefferson Hills Police Department had initially filed this charge in August of the same year, as WPXI reported.
The break in the case came when the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office received actionable intelligence that David found refuge in the Morgantown area. Acting on this information, the detectives were able to apprehend the fugitive. According to WPXI, David was taken into custody without incident at an apartment on Brookhaven Road, shortly after the morning began its stretch at 8:30 a.m. yesterday.
Now, David's future involves legal proceedings that he had sought to circumvent. He is currently being held at the North Central Regional Jail in West Virginia, with the specter of extradition hanging over him, bringing him back to Pennsylvanian soil and, eventually, to the face of the charges he once evaded. As per WTAE's coverage, he awaits the resumption of a process paused nearly five years ago, a delay neither forgotten nor forgiven by the gears of justice.
