After almost two weeks of being a fugitive from the justice of the United Statesthe Brazilian murderer Danelo Souza Cavalcante34 years old, was arrested this Wednesday after having escaped from a jail when using “the crab step”.
It was last August 31 when the Brazilian murderer escaped from the county jail. Chester, Pennsylvaniaby climbing the exercise wall with the so-called “crab step”.
At the time of his escape, Souza Cavalcante He was serving a life sentence for the murder of his ex-girlfriend. Déborah Evangelista Brandãowhom stabbed to death in April 2021.
authorities of USA revealed how the arrest of the Brazilian murderer who escaped with the “crab step” from the prison of Pennsylvania.
During a press conference, they detailed that around 1 a.m., a heat signal was detected and tracked from a thermal imaging plane. but a thunderstorm caused the aerial search to stop momentarily.
Around 8 o’clock, tactical units gradually moved to the area where the fugitive was, who tried to evade capture by crawling through the undergrowth and carrying a rifle stolen.
However, when a K-9 canine unit, the Brazilian murderer was found and despite resisting, he was finally subdued. The subject only suffered a bite wound to the head and no gunshot wounds.
“Cavalcante didn’t realize he was surrounded until that happened,” said Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens.
The recapture ended a search that terrified residents of Pennsylvania after the fugitive broke into homes looking for food, changed his clothes and stole an assault rifle.
The attorney general’s office indicated that the Brazilian will be prosecuted for a serious crime of escape.
Along with the statement, the authorities revealed the security video, which shows how he managed to escape without being detected.
The incredible moment of escape
In the video, the murderer can be seen climbing with his feet on one wall and his hands on another until he is hidden from the camera.
Upon reaching the roof, the authorities reported during a press conference, the inmate would have passed over a barbed wire.
The latter was added because in May of the same year, another prisoner had escaped in the same way as Danelo Cavalcante.
Likewise, the authorities mentioned, at the time of the escape, a guard from a control tower was placed on administrative leave, since there were no guards walking in the area.
Source: Ambito
