Escaped prisoner recaptured by police.

Escaped Prisoner Captured After Nine-Day Manhunt

Authorities have confirmed the capture of Michael Burham, a 34-year-old escaped prisoner from Pennsylvania. Burham, who was on the run for nine days, had escaped from jail in Warren where he was being held on $1 million bail for charges related to burglary, kidnapping, and other offenses.

Pennsylvania State Police successfully located Burham after receiving multiple tips. They swiftly responded to a wooded area where he was hiding, and he was apprehended without incident. The manhunt involved over 200 state, federal, and local officers, who collectively offered a $22,000 reward to encourage the public to provide information.

“He came out in the open and was spotted by an individual who called it in,” said Lt. Col. George Bivens, the deputy commissioner of Operations for the Pennsylvania State Police during a press conference on Saturday.

According to Warren County Commissioner Jeff Eggleston, Burham initially escaped on July 6 by climbing on top of workout equipment in the rooftop recreation room. From there, he squeezed through a hole at the top of the caged exercise area and used bedsheets tied together to descend to the ground.

Despite prison officials being aware of his absence within seconds, Burham managed to evade the guards and make his escape in just 10 seconds. It was later confirmed by Bivens that the previously reported security camera footage, believed to be Burham, was not actually him.

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