Crime & Safety
Most Wanted Norristown Fugitive, Former Football Star, Captured
Police announced the arrest of Jermaine Pierce on Monday.
NORRISTOWN, PA -- A most-wanted Norristown fugitive was captured on Friday morning, Norristown police announced Monday.
Jermaine Pierce, a former football standout at Norristown, matriculated to Syracuse University in 2007 but was never allowed to play football due to a "life threatening" blood clot condition, Syracuse.com reports.
Pierce had been arrested on drug charges in 2011 and sentenced in 2013, but was granted probation.
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It's unclear why he was wanted by police.
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