{"id":1974602,"date":"2023-07-16T16:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T20:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/couple-checking-out-barking-dog-leads-to-encounter-with-escapee-his-recapture\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T16:36:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T20:36:35","slug":"couple-checking-out-barking-dog-leads-to-encounter-with-escapee-his-recapture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/couple-checking-out-barking-dog-leads-to-encounter-with-escapee-his-recapture\/","title":{"rendered":"Couple investigates barking dog, stumbles upon escaped individual, successfully recaptures them."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcouple-checking-out-barking-dog-leads-to-encounter-with-escapee-his-recapture%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1974602&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Escapee Homicide \u2063Suspect Captured After Dog&#8217;s Bark \u2063Leads Couple \u200cto Him<\/h2>\n<p>A\u2063 thrilling turn \u200bof\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-obama-era-ambassador-grave-questions-in-my-mind-about-bidens-ability-to-lead-our-nation\/\" title=\"Top Obama-Era Ambassador: \u2018Grave Questions In My Mind\u2019 About Biden\u2019s \u2018Ability To Lead Our Nation\u2019\">events unfolded<\/a>\u2064 in\u2062 Youngsville,\u2064 Pennsylvania, \u200cwhen a \u200bcouple \u2063investigating their\u2064 barking \u2064dog \u2062stumbled\u2063 upon a fugitive\u2062 homicide\u200c suspect who had ingeniously \u200cescaped \u200bfrom jail\u2064 using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haitians-struggle-following-deadly-earthquake-over-2k-dead\/\" title=\"Haitians struggle following deadly earthquake, over 2k dead\">bed sheets<\/a>.\u2062 Michael\u2063 Burham,\u200c 34, had \u200bbeen on the\u200b run for nine days after his daring escape from Warren County\u2064 jail on \u200bJuly 6. However,\u2062 thanks\u2062 to the \u2064vigilance of \u200cthe\u200c couple \u2064and \u2064the swift action\u2064 of law \u2064enforcement, \u200cBurham&#8217;s\u200c freedom \u200dwas short-lived.<\/p>\n<h3>A \u200bSuspicious Encounter<\/h3>\n<p>Residents \u200dof Conewango Township alerted\u200d authorities about \u200da\u200b suspicious\u2064 individual\u200c just before \u20634\u200b p.m. on Saturday. Within \u200ctwo hours, Lieutenant Colonel George \u2063Bivens, the deputy commissioner of\u2063 Operations\u200d for the Pennsylvania State \u2064Police, confirmed that Burham \u2063was\u200d back\u2063 in custody. The couple,\u200d upon\u200b investigating their \u2063dog&#8217;s barking,\u2064 found Burham on the rear of \u200ctheir\u2062 property. During \u2063a brief\u2062 conversation,\u2062 Burham mentioned something about camping.\u200c Recognizing \u2062him\u200c as the fugitive, the property owner quickly\u2062 ensured his wife&#8217;s \u2062safety and contacted \u200dthe \u2063authorities\u2064 while Burham fled into the nearby \u2063woods.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pushing \u200bHard&#8221; \u200bStrategy Pays Off<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement had \u2064been relentlessly pursuing Burham, employing\u2064 a \u2063strategy to push \u200chim\u2062 hard and force\u2062 a mistake.\u2063 Lieutenant Colonel Bivens \u200cexpressed satisfaction \u2063that their strategy\u2062 had finally paid\u2062 off. \u200cSearchers, \u200caided\u200d by\u200d two\u2063 dogs, tracked \u2062Burham\u200c through the \u200cwoods \u2063until he encountered troopers \u200con \u2062a \u2063road.\u200c Despite attempting\u2064 to hide, \u200bBurham was apprehended by\u2064 federal\u200d marshals,\u2064 border\u200b patrol,\u200b and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-radio-reporter-arrested-for-firebombing-police-cars\/\" title=\"Public Radio \u201cReporter\u201d Arrested For Firebombing Police Cars\">state police<\/a> at\u200c gunpoint.<\/p>\n<p>Dirty,\u200c Wet,\u200c and \u2063Without \u200da Weapon<\/p>\n<p>Upon capture, Burham\u2063 appeared\u2063 exhausted and \u2062disheveled, still \u200dwearing \u200chis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/couple-checking-out-barking-dog-leads-to-encounter-with-escapee-his-recapture\/\" title=\"Couple investigates barking dog, stumbles upon escaped individual, successfully recaptures them.\">jail-issued\u2063 pants\u200b turned inside<\/a> out. Although \u200bauthorities\u2063 did \u200bnot \u2062find \u2062the \u200dweapon \u200cthey \u200bfeared he\u2062 possessed,\u200b as\u200c ammunition linked\u200c to\u2062 him had been discovered in \u2062small\u200b stockpiles \u200dthrough DNA analysis, a thorough search of \u2064the\u200d area\u200b was conducted to\u200c ensure\u200c no hidden \u200bweapons\u2063 were \u200bpresent.<\/p>\n<p>Community\u200d Support\u200b and Investigation \u200dContinues<\/p>\n<p>Lieutenant\u2062 Colonel Bivens\u2062 expressed \u200dgratitude to\u200d the \u2062residents\u200c of the\u2062 county and surrounding areas\u200b for their \u200cpatience \u2063and \u2064cooperation\u200c during the manhunt. As\u200d the investigation \u200dinto Burham&#8217;s \u200cescape and \u2064potential assistance continues,\u2063 authorities will consult with the county \u2063district attorney\u200b to\u2063 determine \u2062if\u200d charges\u200c should be filed\u2064 against anyone. Meanwhile, District Attorney Jason \u2062Schmidt of\u200b Chautauqua \u2063County, New York, \u200crevealed that Burham \u200cwas the prime\u2062 suspect in \u200ca May 11 \u200dhomicide and arson \u200dcase. \u200cNew \u200bYork\u200d officials \u2064have deferred to\u2063 Pennsylvania \u2063for the initial prosecution\u2062 while\u200d they\u200c investigate\u200b the\u2064 killing\u2064 and\u2064 arson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A barking dog on their property in Youngsville, PA helped a couple catch a homicide suspect who had escaped from jail using bed sheets. Michael Burham, 34, was captured nine days after his escape from Warren County jail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1974603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1974602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1974602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1974602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1974603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1974602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1974602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1974602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}