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Danelo Cavalcante, 34, has eluded a manhunt since he broke out
of the Chester County Prison, about 50 miles (80 km) west of
Philadelphia, on Aug. 31. He was waiting to be transferred to a
state correctional institution to begin serving a life sentence
for killing his ex-girlfriend.
On Monday night, a security camera on a public garden trail
about 5 miles (8 km) south of the prison captured images of
Cavalcante, said Lieutenant Colonel George Bivens, deputy
commissioner of operations for the Pennsylvania State Police,
during a Tuesday news briefing.
The sighting prompted school districts in the area to cancel
classes for at least the day while authorities shifted and
expanded the original two-mile perimeter, Bivens said.
"That pressure we put on him is working. We squeezed him hard
enough in a period of a few days where he couldn't get some
relief, and he squeezed out," Bivens said. "I wished we could've
got him, but it's a large, dark area, with difficult terrain."
Bivens urged residents and businesses around the area to lock
their doors and check their security cameras.
"You are dealing with someone who is desperate and does not want
to be caught," he added.
Cavalcante, a Brazilian national, is also a suspect in a 2017
murder in Brazil, the U.S. Marshals said.
There have been several credible sightings of the fugitive in
the area over the last several days, Bivens said.
Sunday's photographs showed Cavalcante has not changed his
appearance, but now has two backpacks and is wearing a hooded
sweatshirt. They showed him heading north and then south about
an hour later, Bivens said.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Chicago; Editing by Richard
Chang)
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