BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Berkeley County deputies are actively searching for fugitive Michael C. Burham. He’s wanted by multiple law enforcement agencies, including the FBI.
According to the sheriff’s office, Halfway Creek Road is currently closed to traffic from United Road to Steed Creek Road. The public is asked to avoid the area until further notice.
The search in the Huger area began following a possible sighting of Burham, authorities said.
Burham, 34, has active warrants out of New York for rape and is a suspect in a homicide that occurred on May 11.
Around 11 a.m., Berkeley County dispatch received a phone call in reference to a concerned citizen seeing a suspicious male in the area of Halfway Creek Road. Deputies searched the area and located a man matching the description given in the area of South Hampton Road. Deputies made contact with the man who gave deputies a false name and ran from deputies on foot.
Deputies said they pursued Burham, but he was able to get away. He dropped a bookbag and inside were articles that confirmed his identity.
Burham was last seen wearing a gray shirt and blue and white shorts. He is described as a white male with facial hair, 5 feet 9 inches and approximately 150 pounds. He has brown eyes and dark brown hair.
On Sunday, North Charleston police issued a BOLO for Burham after officers said they met with two victims who told officers they were kidnapped from their house in Pennsylvania and driven to North Charleston by Burham.
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Currently, Berkeley County deputies are being assisted by the FBI, SLED, US Marshals, SC PPP, Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, SC DNR, North Charleston Police Department, Summerville Police Department, City of Charleston Police Department and Mount Pleasant Police Department. Burham is being searched for intensively, by ground and air, according to BCSO.
Police said Burham is considered armed and dangerous. The public should not attempt to contact him, police warned. If seen, call 911 immediately.
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