U.S. Marshals Find Pennsylvania Fugitive Living in the Woods in Naples
Joseph Christopher Mazzoni, 46, was arrested after U.S. Marshals said he was hiding in woods and awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force arrested Joseph Christopher Mazzoni, 46, in Naples, Florida, ending a months-long manhunt for the fugitive sex offender.
- Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Attorney General had sought Mazzoni since March 9, 2026, on charges of 'dissemination of child sex acts' and 'sexual abuse material,' according to authorities.
- Executing a search warrant at the 2300 block of Crawford Avenue in Naples, investigators discovered Mazzoni living in a makeshift shelter in the woods behind the residence.
- Eric Gartner, U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, stated the agency 'has zero tolerance for sexual predators' and that 'going entirely off the grid in a different state offers no respite from the relentless pursuit of justice.'
- Held at Collier County Jail, Mazzoni awaits extradition to Pennsylvania to face charges for failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements as a Tier 3 offender under Megan's Law.
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Pa. man wanted on child porn charges found living in Florida woods: U.S. Marshals
A convicted Pennsylvania sex offender wanted on child pornography charges was found by U.S. Marshals living in the Florida Woods on Wednesday. Joseph Christopher Mazzoni, 46, had been wanted since March 9 for dissemination of child sex acts and sexual abuse material, according to a press release from the U.S. Marshals Service.
Delco man wanted on child porn charges found hiding in Florida woods
Joseph Christopher Mazzoni, a Pennsylvania sex offender who was wanted for additional alleged sex crimes and for failing to register his address, was found living in a hut in Naples, Florida and arrested by U.S. Marshals on Wednesday.
Marshals capture Delaware County fugitive trying live off the grid in Florida
Joseph Christopher Mazzoni, 46, a convicted sex offender, was wanted for disseminating child sexual abuse material. He had gone off-grid in Florida, but Marshals caught up with him Wednesday
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