Kingman Escape: Maine on alert for McCluskey, Welch.

(FYI: McCluskey and Welch arrested in AZ 8/19/10 post)

Fugitives' Car Reportedly Sighted in Maine

08/17/2010 10:42 AM ET Maine Public Broadcasting Network

Authorities in Maine are on the lookout for an Arizona couple wanted in a July prison break in that state. An alert was issued after a reported sighting in central Maine of the car the two are believed to be driving According to the U.S. Marshals Service, Casslyn Mae Welch, 44, and her fiance and cousin, John McCluskey, 45, are thought to be driving a 1997 Nissan Sentra, described as either gold, tan or gray. Welch is alleged to have helped McCluskey and two other prisoners, who have since been recaptured, escape from a privately run state prison in Arizona on July 30. McCluskey and Welch are suspects in the murder of an Oklahoma couple, found in a burned trailer in New Mexico on August 4. The last credible sighting of the couple was on August 6 in Billings, Montana. Authorities believe the two may have changed their appearance since escaping. McCluskey (top) is believed to now have dark hair and a dark beard, and Welch (bottom) is likely thinner with blond hair. The U.S. Marshals Service says the couple has been known to use full service truck stops, rest areas, and camp grounds, and is asking travelers to be on the alert. The two are considered armed and extremely dangerous, authorities say.