Authorities are searching for a homicide suspect who escaped from a Pennslyvania jail weeks after he was captured following a dayslong manhunt.
Authorities have expanded the search area for a homicide suspect described as a « self-taught survivalist » who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail just weeks after he was captured following a dayslong manhunt.
Michael Burham, 34, is a suspect in homicide and rape cases in Jamestown, New York, police said. He was being held in the Warren County Jail in northern Pennsylvania on arson and burglary charges and was also associated with the carjacking and kidnapping of a Pennsylvania couple while trying to evade capture in May, according to Jamestown police.
Burham escaped from the Warren County Jail late Thursday night, state police said. He was last seen around 11:20 p.m. Thursday wearing an orange-and-white-striped jumpsuit, a denim jacket and Crocs, though it is possible he has since changed, state police said.
The search had been focused on the city of Warren though has since expanded into the surrounding areas, state police said Saturday.
« At this time, we have no reason to believe that Burham has left the general area, » Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said during a press briefing Saturday afternoon, adding that Burham is being considered armed and dangerous.
Bivens described the inmate as a « self-taught survivalist » with military experience who « could be potentially holed up in a wooded area near the city, » he said.
