Danelo Cavalcante, 34, broke free from the Chester County Prison, just outside Philadelphia, at about 8:50 a.m., the Chester County District Attorney said.
An 5-foot-tall murderer escaped from a Pennsylvania prison Thursday, just one week after getting a life sentence for stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death, authorities said. The area within a 6-mile radius of the Chester County Prison, outside Philadelphia, was put on high alert, as residents were warned that the Danelo Cavalcante, 34, was on the loose and a serious danger to the public.
“Danelo Cavalcante is considered an extremely dangerous man. We are asking for the public’s help in locating him,” Chester County DA Deb Ryan said in a statement.It wasn’t immediately clear how he escaped. The Brazilian, who speaks Spanish and Portuguese, was sentenced to life in prison without parole last week over the April 2021 slaying of his 33-year-old ex-girlfriend. Danelo Cavalcante, 34, broke free from the Chester County Prison, just outside Philadelphia, at about 8:50 a.m. Thursday.Cavalcante was convicted of stabbing Deborah Brandao more than a dozen times outside her home near Philadelphia as her two kids, a 7-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy, watched on.Residents living within a six-mile radius of the prison were put on high-alert in the wake of his escape — as authorities scoured the grounds and surrounding area for him. Cavalcante had only just been sentenced to life in prison without parole last week over the April 2021 slaying of his 33-year-old ex-girlfriend.Cavalcante was last spotted walking along Wawaset Road, which leads to the prison, at 9:40 a.m. wearing a white t-shirt, gray shorts and white sneakers. He was described by officials as 5-foot, 120 lbs and light skinned. Cavalcante also has shaggy black curly hair and brown eyes, authorities added. Cavalcante was convicted of stabbing his 33-year-old ex, Deborah Brandao, outside her home near Philadelphia in April 2021.“If you see this individual do not approach him. Call 911 immediately,” Ryan warned.
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