In May, a Green Lane woman and her adult son accused of stealing various items worth approximately $26,800 during a four-month burglary spree in 2012 failed to appear for their trial in the Berks County Court of Common Pleas.

                The duo fled, going to South America, according to Pennsylvania Constable Josh Stouch.

                On New Year's Day, Stouch remanded Mellany Ann Knobl and Miles Dawson, wearing handcuffs and shackles, to Berks County Prison.

                The five-month man hunt for Knobl and Dawson, charged in the multiple burglaries in Berks and Montgomery counties, ended near the Arizona/ Mexico border, according to Stouch.

                After tracking the duo across the country and Brazil and Ecuador, Stouch and his partner Elliot Kreimendahl took custody of the mother and son in the detention center at the Santa Cruz sheriff's department in Nogales, Ar. on New Year's Eve.

                According to the constable, Mexican officials captured Knobl and Dawson, whose last known address was in the 5000 block of Hoppenville Road in Green Lane, on Dec. 30 in Guaymas, a town five hours southwest of the Arizona border.  Stouch said the next day, Mexican immigration officials turned Knobl and Dawson over to U.S. federal authorities.

                Stouch and Kreimendahl flew to Arizona on Dec. 31 to pick of the fugitives. They returned to southeastern Pennsylvania the following day.  Knobl and Dawson will remain in custody until their trial on a detainer, according to Stouch.

                The two, along with Zackary Goldy, are accused of burglarizing a roofing business in Bally on April 2, 2012, according to the criminal complaint filed in the Boyertown court of District Judge Michael Hartman.

                Authorities allege the trio stole copper wire and pipe, cash, jewelry, antiques, coins, a shotgun and a go-cart from seven residences in Green Lane and New Hanover in Montgomery County and Bally and Washington Township in Berks County.  Authorities estimate that total value at $26,795.

                Dawson, 21, faces 34 felony related counts that includes burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, criminal trespass, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property from the incidents between April 2, 2012 and July 27, 2012.  Knobl, who turns 41 on Jan. 10, faces six related felony charges.

                According to the affidavit of probable cause, Dawson and Knobl sold several of the items they stole.  It states that a juvenile told authorities that Knobl took photos of some on the items which she sold on eBay or other internet auction sites.

                On Feb. 13, 2013, Dawson and Knobl, who lived in the 200 block of North Church Street in Bally when the charges were filed, waived their right to a preliminary hearing before Hartman.

                The judge initially set the bail for both defendants at $50,000 cash, according to Stouch.

                The constable said that eventually the judge reduced the bail for Knobl and Dawson to $25,000 and $15,000 respectively.  Both eventually posted the bail, according to Stouch.

                Goldy, 21, of Sassmansville, has agreed to cooperate in the investigation, according to court records. The defendant, who waived his right to a preliminary hearing on 24 related felony charges in November of 2012, remains free on $25,000 unsecured bail and is awaiting trial, according to Stouch.