Federal and local law enforcement have been searching for 34-year-old Danelo Cavalcante since his 8:50 a.m. escape on Thursday.
around 1:43 a.m. Saturday, on the 1800 block of Lenape Road in Pocopson Township. It's about 1.5 miles from the prison.Authorities believe that he's been wearing prison-issued pants and prison-issued shorts underneath when he escaped on August 31. They do not know at this time where he obtained the backpack.'I think there might be someone downstairs'
"I saw him walk out of the kitchen through our living room, open up that door, walked out. He was wearing a white shirt, had a bag," he added."Peaches, apples, green snap peas were missing. We have a bunch of little steak knives and he could have taken one of those," said Dummond."We are requesting that residents in the area of Pocopson Township remain inside. Lock your doors, lock your cars. He is still considered an extremely dangerous individual.
Prosecutors say he killed his girlfriend to stop her from telling police about the charges against him in Brazil. He was captured in Virginia after Brandao's killing and authorities believe he was trying to return to his home country.The escape happened around 8:50 a.m. Thursday, the Chester County District Attorney's Office says. Cavalcante was seen walking on Wawaset Road in Pocopson Township around 9:40 a.m.
"Once we knew we had an issue with an inmate not being there, we immediately followed our protocols, locked down the prison, did what we call a special count to confirm there was only one person missing," Holland said.There is a $10,000 reward for any information that leads to Cavalcante's capture.Cavalcante is five feet tall and weighs 120 pounds with long, shaggy black curly hair and brown eyes.
Authorities say after Cavalcante murdered his ex-girlfriend, his family helped him flee. Investigators are warning his family members they too will be prosecuted if they are helping him.Videos show state and local authorities combing through people's backyards as the manhunt continues. "We all just hope that they find him, and we know that it's definitely not from a lack of effort," he said.
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