Murder suspect with military experience escapes jail on sheets

Michael Burham arrested on charges of kidnapping and burglary and a suspect in a murder investigation

Suspiced in a murder with the military an internship on the run in Pennsylvania after escaping from prison with a sheet.

Authorities are looking for a prisoner they called very dangerous.

Michael Burham, 34, escaped from prison in Warren by climbing on exercise machines and using sheets to get out through the window, authorities said.

Lieutenant. Colonel George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police said Burham was being held in lieu of $1 million bail on charges of kidnapping, burglary and other charges, while Warren Police said he was a suspect in a murder investigation.

Law enforcement agencies. Officials believed Berem was still in the Warren area and likely changed after he escaped in a blue denim coat and orange prison overalls, Mr. Bivens said at a press conference Saturday. with military experience and could potentially be hiding in a wooded area,” Mr. Bivens said.

“He is considered very dangerous and the public is asked to be vigilant and report anything out of the ordinary,” Bivens said. the police said in a Facebook post.

The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a $7,500 reward for information leading to Berchem's capture, while the Crime Stoppers are offering $2,000, Mr Bivens said.

Two decades. Back on the opposite side of the state, an inmate held on murder charges after bodies were discovered on his Wilkes-Barre property took advantage of a botched repair and used a rope made from sheets to rappel from a cell on the seventh floor to the Lucerne County Jail.

Officers said a window repaired after an escape attempt in 1989 had two panes too small, secured only with sealant, so they could be easily broken.

Hugo Selensky spent three days on the run before giving up.