UPDATE: Escaped prisoner Bruce Miller II is in custody, according to Pennsylvania State Police as of Friday afternoon.

No further details were disclosed about his arrest.


Pennsylvania State Police are asking for the public's help to find an escaped prisoner in Venango County.

Bruce Miller II, 43, escaped from the custody of guards at UPMC Northwest around 4:40 a.m. while receiving medical attention at the hospital for a head injury.

He left the hospital and fled into a wooded area behind the hospital, which is located in Seneca.

Miller is described as a 5’11” and 165 lbs. with brown hair, hazel eyes and a goatee. He has a crown tattoo on his neck and a laceration with sutures on his head. The suspect was last seen wearing an orange jumpsuit from the Venango County Jail.

He has ties to the Franklin area and was being held in the Venango County Jail for criminal trespass, resisting arrest and flight to avoid arrest.

Multiple law enforcement agencies and the State Police aviation and canine units are assisting with the search.

Anyone with information is asked to call State Police in Franklin at 814-676-6596.