Escaped convict Danelo Cavalcante was spotted inside a property in Pennsylvania trying to intimidate the owner who immediately called authorities.
The Brazilian felon, 34, escaped from Chester County maximum security prison on Thursday morning and was last spotted at Longwood Gardens, East Marlborough Township, on Monday night.
Authorities confirmed that the Pennsylvania State Police are being assisted in the manhunt for the convicted killer by the FBI, as two school districts canceled classes.
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Cavalcante was handed a life sentence two weeks ago for the April 2021 murder of his ex-girlfriend Débora Brandao, 34, a mother of two children.
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He was spotted in a home in Pocopson township on Friday, where he ‘flicked the lights’ at the owner before stealing some food items.
Ryan Drummond claims he saw Cavalcante inside his home on Friday night, flipping the switch a few times after hearing ‘rustling’ downstairs.
He told ABC6: ‘What I decided to do was flip the switch three or four or five times, paused, and then he flipped a light switch from downstairs.
‘This was the moment of, ‘Oh my God this guy is down there.
‘I saw him walk out of the kitchen through our living room, open up that door, (and) walked out. He was wearing a white shirt and had a bag.
‘Peaches, apples, green snap peas were missing. We have a bunch of little steak knives and he could have taken one of those.’
Two school districts in Pennsylvania have closed on Tuesday following the sighting, with a reverse 911 alert being issued to anyone in a three-mile radius.
The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and the Kennett Consolidated School District have canceled classes and will remain in contact with authorities.
Kennett Consolidated School District said in a statement on Tuesday: ‘We were informed early this morning by law enforcement that the search situation has evolved and out of an abundance of caution, schools and offices will be closed today.’
