Danelo Cavalcante caught: What's next after escaped prisoner recaptured
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The 14-day manhunt for escaped convicted killer Danelo Cavalcante has come to an end Wednesday. Cavalcante, who escaped from the Chester County Prison on August 31, is finally in custody.
Before heading back to prison, Cavalcante spent some time back in southern Chester County.
What's next for Cavalcante?
After being recaptured, Cavalcante was immediately examined by medics and transferred by a SWAT vehicle to the state barracks in Avondale, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
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In Avondale, Cavalcante was reprocessed and questioned regarding his escape and days on the run. Police said they brought in someone who speaks Portuguese to interview Cavalcante in his native language, however, it's unclear whether he cooperated during questioning.
Chopper 3 captured the moments the convicted murderer was driven into the barracks and as he came out of an armored vehicle police call a "bearcat."
Around 9:45 a.m., he was taken into the building – in handcuffs – and was no longer wearing an Eagles sweatshirt he was captured in, but instead was shirtless, only wearing shorts and work boots.
Some four hours after he arrived in Avondale, Cavalcante was brought back out, this time shoeless and in a medical gown.
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The 34-year-old did not say anything as he was escorted in shackles to the back of the bearcat bound for SCI Phoenix Prison, a maximum-security prison in Montgomery County where he will serve his life sentence for the 2021 fatal stabbing of his ex-girlfriend, Deborah Brandao.
Cavalcante has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Sept. 27 at 9 a.m. at Magisterial Court in Kennett Square, which could later be moved to the Chester County Judicial Center in West Chester. He is expected to waive the hearing, according to sources at AOPC.
His escape is under investigation by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office and he will likely face additional charges, officials said.
