- A murder suspect escaped from jail in Pennsylvania using gym equipment and bed sheets.
- He is a "self-taught survivalist with military experience" and is considered dangerous, police said.
A manhunt has been launched after a murder suspect with "survivalist skills" escaped from jail in Pennsylvania using gym equipment and bed sheets, authorities have said.
Michael Charles Burham, 34, went missing from Warren County Prison on Friday morning, police said in a Facebook statement.
Warren County spokesperson Cecile Stelter told reporters that Burham escaped after elevating himself on top of a piece of exercise equipment, getting onto a metal gated roof, and then using bed sheets tied together to lower himself to the ground on Thursday night.
"We have no indication that he's being assisted by anyone at this point, but he is familiar [with] the area and… he is a survivalist and has survivalist skills," Stelter said, per the BBC.
Burham was also described as a "self-taught survivalist with military experience" by Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens in a press conference.
Warren County Prison is near the 550,000-acre Allegheny National Forescapedd that investigators "have no reason to believe" that he "has left the general area," adding that he could be hiding in the woods.
He made his escape just weeks after being captured in South Carolina following a multi-state manhunt.
Burham was being held on arson and burglary charges, while he is also the suspect in a murder investigation. He is also associated with prior incidents of carjacking and kidnapping and has reportedly been charged with rape, according to authorities.
Police warned that he is considered dangerous and asked the public to remain vigilant and report any sightings of him or "anything out of the ordinary."
Burham was last seen wearing an orange and white striped jumpsuit, a denim jacket, and a pair of Crocs, police said.
He was being held on $1 million bail at the time of the arrest.
The search for him is ongoing, with local, state, and federal agencies involved in the manhunt.