Curwensville man waives hearing for Decatur Township burglary charge

A Curwensville man accused of criminal trespass for allegedly entering a residence through a bedroom window waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday during centralized court in Clearfield County.

Chancellor Michael Shaw, 23, is charged with two felony counts of criminal trespass, a misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia and a summary count of criminal mischief. He remains in the Clearfield County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, on Aug. 19, police were called to a possible residential burglary on Walton Street in Decatur Township. When they arrived on the scene, Shaw was inside the home.

He allegedly entered the locked residence by damaging a screen in a bedroom window. The residents confirmed that he was not permitted to be in their home. Shaw was in possession of a small metallic container that had suspected methamphetamine residue in it. He told the troopers that he had injected the drug earlier in the day, according to the report.

This story was originally published August 31, 2017 at 4:26 PM with the headline "Curwensville man waives hearing for Decatur Township burglary charge."