The fugitive who escaped Chester County Prison and has eluded authorities for a week and a half was seen on Saturday night near a town about 25 miles from the area where hundreds of law enforcement officers had been searching for him for days, the Pennsylvania State Police said.
The state police released photos early Sunday of Danelo Cavalcante, 34, that they said were taken near Phoenixville, Pa., apparently by a door camera.
He was seen clean-shaven, wearing a black baseball cap, a light-colored hooded sweatshirt and green prison pants.
He had also apparently obtained a vehicle, a 2020 White Ford van with a refrigeration unit on the top.
Late morning Sunday, however, the Pennsylvania State Police said in a message on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that “investigative leads have emerged that indicate Cavalcante is no longer” in the Phoenixville area.
Persons:
Danelo Cavalcante, White Ford
Organizations:
Prison, Pennsylvania State Police
Locations:
Chester, Phoenixville, Pa