Danelo Cavalcante's prison escape costs him right to appeal life sentence
A Pennsylvania appeals court has ruled that Danelo Cavalcante's prison escape last year cost him his right to appeal his original life sentence.
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A Pennsylvania appeals court has ruled that Danelo Cavalcante's prison escape last year cost him his right to appeal his original life sentence.
Danelo Cavalcante pleaded guilty to escape charges on Friday in Chester County, about a year after a manhunt that drew nationwide attention.
Danelo Cavalcante wore an orange prison jumpsuit as he arrived for a court hearing in Kennett Square on charges related to his alleged escape.
He was originally housed in a facility in Montgomery County.
An inmate who escaped from a Missouri jail in June was captured in Chester County on Thursday, the U.S. Marshals said.
Danelo Cavalcante, the escaped prisoner who was captured on day 14 of the manhunt in Chester County, planned to carjack someone and travel to Canada, authorities said.
Danelo Cavalcante was caught Wednesday, two weeks after escaping Chester County Prison. The convicted killer was found crawling through a wooded area.
The search for escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante came to an end on Wednesday on the 14th day of the manhunt in South Coventry Township.
Police now say the now-captured escapee survived by drinking stream water and eating watermelon he found on a farm. KDKA's Lauren Linder has more.
Police say escaped Chester County inmate Danelo Cavalcante may have discarded clothes since Monday night and now has a .22 caliber rifle.
Law enforcement is pursuing escaped inmate Danelo Cavalcante, who is armed with a rifle, in South Coventry Township, Chester County early Tuesday morning, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante is still on the run Sunday despite police recovering a van he stole Saturday from a local dairy farm. Officials said they believe he is still in the state of Pennsylvania.
Danelo Cavalcante escaped from Chester County Prison by using his legs and arms to push himself up a prison yard wall, a new video released on Wednesday by officials shows.
He climbed up to the roof of the Chester County, Pa. facility, the sources say, the same method used by another inmate there recently. He's still on the run.
The search for escaped Chester County Prison inmate Danelo Cavalcante has led to the closure of two school districts in the county.
Pennsylvania State Police said Monday that there have been four credible sightings of convicted killer Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from the Chester County Prison last week.
West Chester Police are actively searching for Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from Chester County Prison on Thursday morning.
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