Troopers arrest escaped prisoner along I-78 after hours-long search in Easton

EASTON, Pa. – Police searched Southside Easton for hours after a prisoner escaped custody Tuesday afternoon.

Troopers arrested 42-year-old Blair Cressman, of Williams Township, for strangulation, simple assault, harassment, and resisting arrest, according to a news release from Pennsylvania State Police (PSP). After formally arraigning him on those charges, police say Cressman fled from a trooper outside of the magisterial district court in Southside Easton at around 3 p.m…

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