A convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison and spent two weeks hiding in woods and fields was captured this morning, ending an extensive manhunt through Philadelphia’s western suburbs.
The fugitive, Danelo Cavalcante, was apprehended after an alarm went off at a house in a wooded area of Chester County.
A federal law enforcement aircraft, which was involved in the search, detected a nearby “heat signal,” and closed in on Cavalcante in a wooded area about 15 miles north of Chester County Prison, which he had escaped from on Aug. 31.
“They had the element of surprise,” Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police said.
“Cavalcante did not realize he was surrounded.”Cavalcante tried to crawl away through thick underbrush with his stolen rifle, Bivens said, but a federal agent released a dog, which chased and “subdued” him, and left him with a “minor bite wound.” The officers moved in and Cavalcante, though still resisting, was taken into custody with no shots fired.
Persons:
Danelo Cavalcante, “, ” Col, George Bivens, “ Cavalcante, ” Cavalcante, Bivens, ”
Organizations:
Pennsylvania State Police
Locations:
Chester County, Cavalcante, Chester