Authorities searching for Danelo Cavalcante have released few details about how he was able to escape Thursday from Chester County Prison.
announced Thursday that Danelo Cavalcante,Cavalcante, 34, is considered “extremely dangerous,” according to District Attorney Deborah Ryan, who urged anyone who sees him to call 9-1-1 immediately.convicted earlier this month of killing his ex-girlfriend, Deborah Brandao
He settled in Chester County because he had friends that had arrived here ahead of him, he later told police. Cavalcante worked for a while in construction and other trades, prosecutors said, and rented a storage trailer that he parked at a lot in East Pikeland Township.Acting Chester County Prison Warden Howard Holland said he would not answer questions about how Cavalcante escaped during a news conference Thursday afternoon because the matter was still under investigation.
The three hid in a neighbor’s apartment until police arrived. A warrant for simple assault was issued for Cavalcante’s arrest, and he promised, through his sister, to turn himself in, investigators said. He never did, despite that arrangement. The day after, Cavalcante drove to her home to confront her, police said. There, they got into an argument in Brandao’s front yard as her two children were playing nearby.
At the time of Cavalcante’s arrest, Ryan called Brandao’s murder “a cold blooded, premeditated, and despicable act.”Cavalcante was convicted of first-degree murder Aug. 16 after a three-day trial before Chester County Court Judge Patrick Carmody. It took the jurors just 15 minutes of deliberation to render their verdict, one of the fastest that prosecutors said they had ever seen.
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