U.S. Marshals have captured Alleem Borden, the escaped Philadelphia prisoner who had been on the run since Monday, after locating him hiding in a home in western Pennsylvania’s Cambria County.
Law enforcement arrived at the 300 block of Davis Street in Johnstown, where a woman answered the door and “confirmed Borden was presently in the home,” Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Clark said during a Thursday press conference.
The 29-year-old car theft suspect was then discovered in an attic crawl space and “forcibly removed,” Clark added. He was taken to Cambria County prison where he’ll stay until he’s transferred back to Philadelphia in the coming days.
It’s unclear how exactly authorities came to determine Borden was in the home, but Clark said there was information that connected him to the woman who owned the residence.
Police previously spotted Borden in West Philly on Tuesday and had given chase before he escaped by hopping onto SEPTA tracks and taking off on foot.
During his time on the run, Borden had somehow removed the handcuffs he were wearing when he escaped. He was considered “possibly armed, dangerous and undoubtedly desperate,” according to Clark.
It had been roughly four days since he escaped custody as he was being discharged from Temple University’s Episcopal Hospital and escorted toward a police vehicle.
Borden had been accused of stealing a Hyundai Elantra as the car’s owner was making a food delivery last Thursday, according to an arrest affidavit. He was taken into custody the following Sunday after law enforcement allegedly found him sleeping in the vehicle in Fishtown.
When he complained of pain during his processing, authorities took him to the hospital to be examined, but he later fled the scene.
It wasn’t the first time the 29-year-old attempted to escape police custody.
In April 2020, officers discovered a sedan Borden was driving had been reported stolen. Upon police attempting to arrest him, he allegedly pulled away and shoved an officer to the ground. He later pleaded guilty to charges of resisting arrest and flight to avoid apprehension in the case.
