Key takeaways:
- 34-year-old Danelo Cavalcante escaped from the Chester County Prison in Pocopson Township, Pennsylvania.
- Cavalcante is considered an extremely dangerous man and is wanted for a 2017 murder in Brazil.
- Local, state, and federal authorities are searching for Cavalcante and residents are urged to be vigilant and contact authorities if they have any information on his whereabouts.
On Thursday morning, 34-year-old Danelo Cavalcante escaped from the Chester County Prison in Pocopson Township, Pennsylvania, just one week after he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of his former girlfriend.
Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said Cavalcante was last seen walking on Wawaset Road in Pocopson Township around 9:40 a.m. Cavalcante is considered an extremely dangerous man and is also wanted for a 2017 murder in Brazil, where he is originally from.
An alert was issued to residents within a six-mile radius of the prison as local, state, and federal authorities are searching for Cavalcante. The prison official did not give any details about the escape, saying it was under investigation.
Cavalcante was sentenced to life in prison without the chance for parole for the murder of his former girlfriend. He escaped from the Chester County Prison in West Chester, about an hour’s drive from Philadelphia, around 8:45 a.m.
Residents are urged to be vigilant and contact authorities if they have any information on Cavalcante’s whereabouts.
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