Cavalcante was arrested on Wednesday morning after eluding police for nearly two weeks, largely by hiding in wooded areas.
's Erin Burnett on Wednesday night, Clark said that Cavalcante had"hunkered down" in a wooded area that was"very, very secluded" and that he"answered a lot of questions" about his time on the run shortly after his arrest.
A police officer on Saturday holds a rifle during the manhunt for escaped inmate Danelo Cavalcante in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Cavalcante, who later said that police"almost stepped on him" during the search, is shown in the inset while being booked following his arrest on Wednesday."He didn't move for the first couple days, he said," Clark told Burnett."He survived on a watermelon that he found at a farm. He drank stream water.
"He said that on numerous occasions, three times, he described that law enforcement officials almost stepped on him," Clark continued."But that just proves to you how thick the vegetation and the foliage was." Clark went on to say that the search area was"immense," while adding that"extreme heat and extreme conditions" made finding Cavalcante extremely difficult.Read more
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