A Tyrone family contacted police on December 25 because they were suspicious of a man who arrived in Tyrone on a bus with a 15-year-old girl. The man and the juvenile female were staying at the family\u2019s Washington Avenue residence.
\nNicholas Brent Gibson, 21, was placed in Blair County Prison Wednesday night in lieu of $100,000 cash bail, after he was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Fred B. Miller around 5 p.m.
\nOn Christmas day, the suspicious family contacted Tyrone police about Gibson, who, according to a court affidavit, \u201ctagged along\u201d with the juvenile about a week ago from the Chicago area. The juvenile was planning on moving back to Tyrone and residing with the family.
\nThe family allowed Gibson to stay with them, but soon became suspicious of Gibson when \u201cthey started to catch him in lies,\u201d as stated in the affidavit.
\nTyrone police officer Greg Ray ran a check on Gibson and received two hits, one from Illinois and one from Arizona. The hits came back informing police that Gibson was a sexual offender and a sexually violent offender.
\nOfficer Ray attempted to contact sex offender units in both states, but attempts were unsuccessful due to the holiday.
\nOn Wednesday, December 26, Ray was able to contact both Illinois and Arizona Sex Offender Units. Illinois confirmed that the sex offense Gibson committed actually occurred in Illinois and he was required to register for life under Megan\u2019s Law. The Illinois unit indicated when Gibson was released from prison for his previous crime, he was released to an address in Tucson, AZ, that now has jurisdiction.
\nRay then contacted the sex offender unit in Pima County, AZ and the unit confirmed that Gibson was a sexual offender and was required to register, and that Pima County was not aware he left Arizona.
\nA picture of Gibson was emailed to Tyrone PD and a resident of the home by which Gibson was staying positively identified Gibson from the picture. Officer Ray again contacted the Pima County Sex Offender Unit, which confirmed that Gibson was required to register under Megan\u2019s Law.
\nAfter police contacted the Pennsylvania State Police Megan\u2019s Law Section and found that Gibson did not register in PA, police then contacted the Blair County District Attorney\u2019s Office and was advised to charge Gibson under Pennsylvania Law for failing to register.
\nGibson was arraigned late Wednesday afternoon for failing to comply with registration of sexual offenders\u2019 requirements, a third-degree felony.
\nHis preliminary hearing is set for January 8, 2008 at 9 a.m. at Magisterial District Judge Fred B. Miller\u2019s office in Tyrone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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