(Credit for Photo: Photo of Joseph Christopher Mazzoni Courtesy of Southwestern Florida Crime Stoppers, (SWFL Crime Stoppers) Posted on Facebook on April 4th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Naples, FL) United States Marshals Service arrested a Pennsylvania fugitive Wednesday after finding him living in the woods behind a home in Naples.

According to a news release, 46-year-old Joseph Christopher Mazzoni had been wanted since March 9 by the Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General on charges related to child sexual abuse material.

Authorities said Mazzoni is a twice-convicted sex offender who was previously convicted in Delaware County on charges involving possession of child pornography. Officials said he was required to register as a Tier III sex offender under Megan’s Law.

Investigators believed Mazzoni was living in Florida and receiving assistance to avoid law enforcement detection.

Deputy marshals executed a search warrant Wednesday morning at a property in the 2300 block of Crawford Avenue in Naples after investigators determined Mazzoni may have been staying there.

After searching the property, authorities found Mazzoni living in a wooded area behind the home, according to the release.

He was taken to the Collier County Jail, where he is awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania.