EAST PIKELAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WPVI) — A man is back in police custody Friday after escaping earlier this week in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Jairo Eliazar Ramirez-Lima was able to get away from officers early Saturday morning while still wearing handcuffs.
Jairo Eliazar Ramirez-Lima
According to East Pikeland Twp. police chief, Ramirez-Lima was spotted at a Wawa on Route 113 in Phoenixville by an officer. He allegedly took off on foot but law enforcement was ultimately able to take him back into custody.
East Pikeland Township police officers arrested Ramirez-Lima around 4:30 a.m. on Friday.
Police say Ramirez-Lima was initially arrested for driving under the influence after being found passed out in a running vehicle near Township Line Road and Grover Lane.
According to the arrest affidavit, officers discovered rifles, a bow, and a fake gun inside the vehicle.
The officer brought the suspect to Phoenixville Hospital, and around 7 a.m. as the officer was escorting him away from the hospital, suspect bolted with his handcuffs still on.
An officer wrote in the charging documents that he suspect “struck my right arm … and pushed off of me and took off running.”
Authorities say Ramirez-Lima has multiple active arrest warrants, including federal ICE detainers, and a history of violence and weapons offenses.
He also has a protection-from-abuse order against him in Maryland.
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