On May 5, 2023, New York State Police Owego Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Troopers arrested Matthew J. Casterline, age 47, of Owego, NY, for Sex Abuse in the first degree, a class D felony. Casterline was also wanted by Sayre Borough Police Department in Pennsylvania on 400 counts of sexually related offenses against a child.
Casterline was located after an exhaustive search of his place of employment, the Best Western Hotel on Hickories Park Road in the Town of Owego. Casterline was located hiding in the attic of the building. He was arrested and transported to State Police Owego for processing. Casterline was transported to the Tioga County Jail for Centralized Arraignment and Processing.
Police did not release additional details or a photo of the accused.
