Since he escaped from a Warren County prison, in Pennsylvania, at midnight on Thursday of last week, the search for fugitive Michael Charles Burham has become more and more intense: there are already 200 agents from 15 bodies tracking him throughout the state. .
In a daily update on the search process, Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Coronal George Bivens showed reporters photos of a likely Burham hideout found in a wooded area of the county near the town of Warren.
It is a bag covered by a canvas and hidden under a log. “It contains clothing, some food and other materials that someone might need if they were trying to survive in the forest,” the officer explained. “We think this was his.”
Authorities have not considered closing off access to the Allegheny National Forest and neighboring areas, but Bivens asked weekend hikers in the area to look out for similar hideouts and stay away from the fugitive if they happen to see or pass him. with the.
Burham, a 34-year-old former reservist, was being held on charges of arson and robbery, but is also a prime suspect in the murder investigation of a New York woman, involved in the theft of a car and the kidnapping of a couple while evading capture.
The police consider him armed and dangerous. Warren County spokeswoman Cecile Stelter warned last week that the fugitive has “survival skills” and is capable of living in wooded areas for long periods of time.
The swift and cinematic prison escape in Pennsylvania
According to police reports, Burham escaped Thursday just before midnight from an exercise yard on top of the Warren County Jail, a facility that holds up to 140 inmates.
According to jail security videos, he managed to climb through a hatch in the metal roof. He then used several bound sheets to lower himself to the ground and within seconds was out of sight.
One of the prison guards triggered the alarm upon seeing the breakout developing, but Burham escaped before officers could reach the scene. A search was immediately activated throughout the area.
There are reports that indicate the presence of a drone outside the prison at the time of Burham’s escape. In this regard, Bivens said they have clues, but still nothing conclusive.
He was wearing a jail-issued blue jean coat, white and orange pants, and orange shoes when he escaped.
Durham is suspected of rape and murder
Durham is the main suspect in the rape and death of Karla Hodgkin that occurred on May 11 in the city of Jamestown in the state of New York.
According to a federal criminal complaint, Hodgkin, who was a 34-year-old mother, was found shot to death in her home at a time when Burham was already the subject of an active warrant accusing him of raping her.
During the search for the suspect, police received a report that Burham had attempted to break into the home of an ex-girlfriend and then proceeded to set her car on fire, the complaint says.
At that time, Burham forced authorities to embark on a multi-state search leading up to his May 24 capture in South Carolina.
During that manhunt, Burham allegedly kidnapped a couple at gunpoint from their home in Sheffield, Pennsylvania. The complaint indicates that they were later found alive in a cemetery in North Charleston, South Carolina.
In the vehicle, there was a note allegedly written by Burham telling his father that he was “safe for now” and apologizing for all the trouble he has caused the family.
Jailbreaks that are stranger than fiction
2023-07-14 11:42:00
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