PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A convicted sex offender from Delaware County wanted on repeat charges has been captured in Florida, where he had apparently been living in the woods.
United States Marshals arrested 46-year-old Joseph Mazzoni in Naples on Wednesday after executing a search warrant along the 2300 block of Crawford Avenue.
U.S. Marshals shared photographs on X of what they found at the site: A shelter constructed from a tarp, tree trunks, and palm fronds.
Authorities believe someone was helping him try to avoid capture.
Philadelphia U.S. Marshals Service
Mazzoni was previously convicted of possession of child pornography in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He was categorized as a Tier 3 Sex Offender and carries a lifetime requirement to register residency under Megan’s Law.
Mazzoni faces charges involving images of child sexual abuse.
He's awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania.
