Chester County officials are now playing a message in Portuguese on police vehicle loudspeakers from escaped killer Danelo Cavalcante's mother asking him to surrender and they have authorized use of lethal force to bring him in.
The search included railroads, the Brandywine Creek and other possible routes out of Chester County, Chester County DA Deb Ryan said.
Ryan and other officials said they believed Cavalcante was acting alone and is likely still hiding in the general area. He was first reported missing around 8:50 a.m. Thursday, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said.“Danelo Cavalcante is considered an extremely dangerous man," Ryan said."We are asking for the public’s help in locating him. He was last seen walking on Wawaset Road in Pocopson Township around 9:40 a.m. The defendant is also wanted for a 2017 murder in Brazil."
Acting prison warden Howard Holland refused to reveal details about the escape during a Thursday afternoon news conference. He did, however, say that protocols immediately went into effect and the prison was locked down once they learned of the escape.
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