Feb 18, 2026 By Garrett Neese 2 min read

The Everson Borough Council president is facing criminal charges after allegedly placing a tracking device in a borough police car without officers knowing.

Jason Frazier, 43, was the registered owner of the Apple AirTag found in the car’s trunk, according to his criminal complaint.

While patrolling on the night of July 24, Assistant Police Chief Michael Garlowich received a cellphone alert that the device was moving with him in one of the borough’s police cars, the complaint said. The alert then led him to the trunk of the car, where he found the AirTag directly under the police antenna.

Garlowich wrote in the complaint he had gotten two prior notices, but hadn’t known what they meant.

Based on the complaint and discussions with Garlowich, the AirTag appears to have been intentionally placed, said Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele.

While Aubele said doesn’t know the inner workings of the borough, the surveillance “does seem personal,” he said. Aubele also based that information on the obstacles he said arose when the department tried to find the owner.

Before Apple could send the registration information requested in a search warrant, it required the department to have its own email account with a .gov domain, court documents stated.

When the department applied to the borough for its own account, Frazier asked for the request to be rejected, according to the complaint.

Aubele said he believed the department eventually got the registration information through a workaround, possibly involving it being sent to another department.

Eventually, court documents said, Apple provided information — Apple ID, login, name, address, telephone number, additional emails and registration — leading back to Frazier.

Garlowich filed the criminal charges, but Aubele said he planned to have his county detective step in to take over the case.

Frazier is charged with stalking and obstructing the administration of law, and also received a citation for harassment.

Frazier’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 19. Bond information was not available Wednesday.

The case is not the only recent one involving the Everson council.

Council member Mindy Dugger was charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief after allegedly throwing a water bottle at fellow council member Hope Peterson and smashing her cellphone with a gavel after the board’s monthly meeting in October. A summary citation for harassment alleged she threatened to kill Peterson.

Both cases are ongoing.