PHILADELPHIA _ The Burlington County, N.J., man accused of taking GoFundMe donations meant for homeless man Johnny Bobbitt has been arrested on a bench warrant issued in June after he twice failed to show up for municipal court hearings related to minor traffic offenses.
Mark D'Amico, 39, of Florence, remains in the Burlington County Jail with bail set at $500, following his arrest at his home in Florence Monday night.
D'Amico and his girlfriend, Kate McClure, 28, are under a criminal fraud investigation after Bobbitt alleged last month that the couple squandered GoFundMe donations that exceeded $400,000. McClure created the fund last fall to help Bobbitt after he used his last $20 to help her when she ran out of gas on I-95 in Philadelphia where Bobbitt had been panhandling.
This summer, the relationship between Bobbitt and the couple soured as Bobbitt grew concerned about how the couple was financing vacations, a BMW, gambling and shopping sprees. In August, Bobbitt sued them. Shortly afterward it was revealed by the couple's lawyer than none of the donations remain.
In an interview with a Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News reporter last month, Bobbitt had said he was kicked out of an out-patient drug treatment program after D'Amico was arrested and he no longer had a way to get to rehab in Camden.
According to a Florence municipal clerk, D'Amico was arrested in May after he was pulled over for a broken light on his vehicle. At that time, he had already been cited for driving with a suspended license in October 2017. In May, McClure posted $500 bail to free her boyfriend, but the warrant was issued for his arrest again in June after D'Amico twice failed to appear in court.
Last week, law enforcement officers raided the couple's home, but did not take D'Amico into custody at that time. Afterward, Florence Police Chief Brian Boldizar said officers would act on the warrant.
"If Mr. D'Amico is found to have a warrant for his arrest and our officers are in contact with him, he will be taken into custody for the warrant," Boldizar said.
