Investigators are still searching for Danelo Cavalcante, a convicted murderer, who escaped from the prison early Thursday.
The prison that a convicted murderer escaped from Thursday in Chester County is being run by an interim warden whose predecessor retired the day before the escape, county officials said Friday.
Acting Warden Howard Holland declined Thursday afternoon to answer questions about how Cavalcante escaped, saying the matter was being investigated. Holland, the former chief of police in Downingtown, has overseen the jail since July 28, when Ronald Phillips was placed on administrative leave, according to Rebecca Brain, a spokesperson for county commissioners.
Prior to being appointed acting warden, Holland had served as a special liaison to the county prison board since April, according to a resume posted online.The 1,100-inmate facility is located in Pocopson Township, a rural suburb about seven miles southwest of West Chester, the county seat. With a population of a little less than 5,000, the township is dotted by rolling hills, farmhouses, and lush greenery.
Cavalcante, who has a sister and friends living in the Phoenixville area, is likely desperate for help and seeking out those associates, according to Bill Latorre, a retired Pennsylvania State Police sergeant and security consultant who is not involved in the search for Cavalcante.
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