A man who fled the Pottsville police about 6:20 p.m. Thursday when officers received credible information that he was inside 818 Main St., was located about 12 hours later and then jailed.
Police said Lyle T. McCulley, 36, whose last known address was 393 Hotel St., was wanted on a felony warrant and when officers arrived at the address, they received additional information indicating that he was seen entering there just before officers arrived.
Police said a search of the home was completed with McCulley not located, but as officers were canvassing the area, residents reported seeing the man running west from the home into a wooded area to the rear of the AMVETS building.
Officers from Port Carbon and state police troopers from the Schuylkill Haven station assisted in setting up a perimeter and conducting a foot search.
McCulley was unable to be located and police said there were conflicting reports of his path of travel from the woods.
Then, about 5:10 a.m. Friday, officers were called to 514 Wallace St. for a report of a man inside a home who did not live there or know the homeowners. At the scene, police said, officers spoke to a 59-year-old woman who said the man, later identified as McCulley, was upstairs, where he was located by officers and taken into custody without incident.
The subsequent investigation revealed that the woman tried to enter a spare bedroom of the home and discovered the door was locked despite this never being done. After gaining access to the inside of the room, the woman observed feet sticking out of a blanket on the floor and the woman immediately woke her husband and called 911, police said.
Police said McCulley was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge James K. Reiley, Pottsville, on the existing felony warrant for burglary along with new charges of felony criminal trespass in connection with the recent incident.
McCulley was then committed to Schuylkill County Prison, unable to post $25,000 bail, police said.