A Nesquehoning woman faces a charge for allowing a wanted person to crash at her place without reporting it to police.

On April 26, Nesquehoning Police officer Timothy Wuttke was dispatched to the 100 block of East Catawissa Street to assist Carbon County Chief Deputy Sheriff Joe Hager on a bench warrant for Justin Oppelt, who was supposedly at the residence.When he arrived, Hager asked Wuttke to cover the front of the home and watch the second floor windows in case Oppelt tried to exit onto the roof. A second deputy was also positioned at the rear of the home.Hager attempted to make contact with the occupants of the apartment, but no one answered the door. He then went to the rear of the home and yelled through a window before entering the home and locating Oppelt and a woman, identified as Joanna Sue Stauffer, 29, inside.Oppelt was taken into custody and Stauffer began crying when she was told that Oppelt was wanted on a warrant.Upon returning to the station, Wuttke checked the reporting system and found that Nesquehoning police were at Stauffer's residence on March 23 in an attempt to locate Oppelt on the warrant and that Stauffer was told that if she allowed Oppelt to stay, then she would be charged with hindering apprehension.In April, Chief Sean Smith was at the residence ahead of the street sweeper in an attempt to get Stauffer to move her vehicle, but Stauffer refused to answer the door, and neighbors observed Oppelt climb out a window while Smith was there.Wuttke called Stauffer and asked her to come to the station, but she never showed.She is charged with hindering apprehension and a preliminary hearing has been set for May 24 before District Judge Casimir Kosciolek.