Woman applying for U.S. citizenship ended up in jail on 21-year-old warrant
A New Jersey woman applying for United States citizenship arrived at the Upper St. Clair police station at 9 a.m. Oct. 24 to ascertain whether a criminal charge from 1993 was clear so she could proceed with the application. Instead, the woman, Asceneth Dominquez DeCrespo, no age given, learned there was a warrant for her arrest and she was taken to the Allegheny County Jail, township police said.
DeCrespo was wanted on a retail theft charge that occurred more than 21 years ago.
Chief Douglas Burkholder said he remembers the case where DeCrespo used an alias of Lena Sanchez when she was charged after township police found a car with about $2,000 in stolen merchandise inside.
Burkholder said he remembers someone posted her bond, but that she failed to appear for later court dates. The bench warrant was issued by the Allegheny County court and remained active until DeCrespo appeared at the station more than two decades later.