Hundreds of law enforcement officers were scouring the railways, creeks and roads in a suburban county near Philadelphia on Friday, looking for a man who escaped from prison a little over two weeks after being convicted of first-degree murder.
The authorities said on Friday that local, state and federal officials were using “helicopters, drones and dogs” to find the convicted murderer, Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from Chester County Prison early Thursday.
“We believe that he is still in the general area,” said Deborah Ryan, the Chester County district attorney, at the Friday news conference.
“We believe that he is hiding somewhere locally and that he is alone.”Image Danelo Cavalcante, 34, was last seen on Thursday morning.
“We have every reason to believe he is considered dangerous at this time,” she said.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Prison, Attorney's, Associated Press, Labor
Locations:
Philadelphia, Chester, Chester County