Pennsylvania man with multiple arrest warrants escapes police custody while handcuffed, search underway: Officials

Officials in Pennsylvania are searching for Jairo Eliazar Ramirez-Lima, a man with "multiple active arrest warrants, including federal ICE detainers" who escaped police custody while handcuffed, according to the East Pikeland Township Police Department. (East Pikeland Township Police Department)

October 29, 2025 at 4:18 p.m. UTC

By Megan Forrester, ABC News

Jairo Eliazar Ramirez-Lima, 41, escaped from police custody on Saturday at approximately 6:59 a.m. while being transported from a local hospital following an arrest for driving under the influence, police said in a statement on Saturday.

He also has a protection-from-abuse order against him in Maryland, according to Philadelphia ABC station WPVI.

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