24/05/2023
Subject has been apprehended .
For Immediate Release
May 23, 2023
Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Involved in Manhunt for Wanted Fugitive
UPDATE: 5/24/23 AT 5:30PM —
SUBJECT IS IN CUSTODY. News media staging will be Halfway Creek Road and United Road for press conference.
UPDATE: 5/23/23 at 7:30PM —
Currently there are no updates regarding the search for Burham. Hundreds of law enforcement officials are continuing to search a large wooded area. Halfway Creek Road will remained closed to traffic from Steed Creek Road to United Road. Berkeley County is currently receiving assistance from numerous Lowcountry agencies as well as state and federal agencies.
“We are utilizing every available resource to find this fugitive. We have all hands on deck and we will not stop the search.” Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis stated. “We are asking the public to remain vigilant. If you see anything suspicious, please call 911 or 800-CALLFBI. No tip is too small and could be helpful.”
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MONCKS CORNER, S.C. - (Tuesday, May 23, 2023) The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is currently involved in a manhunt for a wanted fugitive. Deputies are searching for Michael Charles Burham, 34, who was last seen in Huger.
At approximately 11 am, 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 male matching the description given in the area of S Hampton Road. Deputies made contact with the subject who gave deputies a false name and then ran from deputies on foot. Deputies did pursue the subject, but he was able to get away. The subject dropped a bookbag and inside were articles that confirmed Burham’s identity.
Burham was last seen wearing a gray shirt and blue and white shorts. He is described as a white male with facial hair, 5’09” and approximately 150 pounds. He has brown eyes and dark brown hair.
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.
If anyone believes they spot Burham, they are asked to contact 911 immediately. DO NOT approach the fugitive, as he is believed to be armed and very dangerous.