Warren, PA – A suspect accused of rape, kidnapping, and murder in three separate states escaped from the Warren County Jail on Thursday night.

Michael Burham, 34, was last seen at approximately 11:20 p.m. on July 6, WICU reported.

He was wearing a blue denim jacket, Crocs, and orange and white overalls at the time, according to WJET.

His jacket had the words “Warren County Jail” emblazoned on the back, The Post-Journal reported.

Warren police urged local residents to stay vigilant and to lock their doors as the search for Burham ensued, according to WICU.

Authorities are operating checkpoints on the Route 62 PA/NY border as part of the search for Warren County Jail escapee Michael Burham. @SPECNews1BUF pic.twitter.com/4KqUubmZey

— Brianne Roesser (@SPECNewsBrianne) July 7, 2023

The Pennsylvania State Police and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents have also joined in the search effort, The Post-Journal reported.

Details regarding how Burham managed to escape from the facility have not been released.

ATTN ALL CITIZENS

Michael BURHAM, the subject wanted in the Jamestown, NY homicides has escaped from the Warren County Jail. He was last seen at approximately 1120pm wearing a blue denim jacket. All citizens are urged to lock their doors and stay vigilant. pic.twitter.com/1PFqm1IL5E

— WNY Missing & Unidentified Persons Network (@WNY_M_A_UPN) July 7, 2023

Burham was the target of a massive multistate manhunt earlier this year before he was ultimately apprehended in Huger, South Carolina, on May 24.

A federal arrest warrant from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York was issued for Burham on May 22 for “the unlawful flight to avoid prosecution,” according to the FBI.

Investigators said Burham was wanted for the rape of 34-year-old Kalamae “Kala” Hodgkin when he allegedly shot her to death at her home in Jamestown, New York, on May 11, WCIV reported.

Hodgkin leaves behind three children, ages eight, 11, and 14, according to WIVB.

A short while after Hodgkin was shot, Jamestown police were called to Burham’s ex-girlfriend’s home in Jamestown for a report of an attempted break-in.

HAPPENING NOW:
Here in Warren County – Jamestown officials say Michael Burham has escaped from the Warren County Jail.

Police have blocked off some parts of the building and are actively look for him.

The sheriffs office says they will have updates coming soon @WKBW pic.twitter.com/nURanAo25C

— Krizia Williams (@krizia_williams) July 7, 2023

His ex-girlfriend told police Burham was the one who tried to force his way into her home, and said he set her car on fire when he was unable to get inside the house, WCIV reported.

Burham later kidnapped an elderly couple at gunpoint in Sheffield, Pennsylvania, according to police.

The couple said Burham took their vehicle and drove them to North Charleston, South Carolina, before he “released them physically unharmed,” according to the FBI.

They allegedly identified Burham as their abductor, WCIV reported.

Investigators said they found a note inside the couple’s car that the suspect had written to his father.

“I’m not sorry for what I did, however I do feel terrible about the children,” the letter read, according to WCIV.

The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) said in a press release on May 23 that deputies responded to Halfway Creek Road at approximately 11 a.m. that day after receiving a call from a concerned citizen regarding a “suspicious male” in the area.

Deputies located a man on South Hampton Road who matched the description provided by the citizen.

But when deputies began speaking with him, the suspect allegedly provided them with a fake name and took off running on foot.

“Deputies did pursue the subject, but he was able to get away,” the BCSO said. “The subject dropped a bookbag and inside were articles that confirmed Burham’s identity.”

Police begged the public for help during a press conference the following day.

Hundreds of law enforcement officers combed the area by ground and air, including the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon, the FBI, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Mount Pleasant police, Charleston police, Summerville police, North Charleston police, the BCSO, and the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office.

Burham was ultimately apprehended and extradited back to New York, WICU reported.

He was transferred to the Warren County Jail in Pennsylvania on June 19, where he was being held on a $1 million bond, according to WJET.

Burham faces 21 criminal charges in Warren County alone, The Post-Journal reported.

He also currently faces charges in both South Carolina and New York, according to WGRZ.