Police believe video shows Pennsylvania escapee walking toward woods

Doorbell video from a home south of Warren, Pa., shows a man who Pennsylvania State Police believe to be escaped fugitive Michael C. Burham walking with a slight limp toward a wooded area at around 5 a.m. within the past few days.

โ€œInvestigators do remain convinced that Burham remains in this general area,โ€ Lt. Col. George Bivens said Friday.

State police released a 13-second video clip at a news conference to update the public on their search for Burham, who escaped Warren County Prison on July 6 by scaling exercise equipment to get to the roof and using bedsheets to get down. He was being held on $1 million bail in connection with kidnapping, burglary, and other charges.

Officials in Warren County, Pa., announced plans Wednesday to improve security at the county jail in the wake of an escape nearly a week ago of Michael Burham, 34, a man with ties to the Jamestown area who is a suspect in a homicide.

More than 200 local, state, and federal law enforcement are involved in the manhunt. Burham is considered armed and dangerous.

Bivens said investigators believe Burham may have injured his ankle or leg during his escape.

Burham has family around Jamestown, and prosecutors in Chautauqua County consider him the prime suspect in the May 11 killing of Kala…

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