Captured Pennsylvania Fugitive Tells Officials He Planned to Head to Canada or Puerto Rico

Captured Pennsylvania Fugitive Tells Officials He Planned to Head to Canada or Puerto Rico
Law enforcement officers escort Danelo Cavalcante from a Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Avondale, Pa., on Sept. 13, 2023. Matt Rourke/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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They caught him just in time.

After eluding a police dragnet in southeastern Pennsylvania for two weeks, escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante could sense authorities were closing in. He knew he had to make a break for it or face capture. So he formulated a plan: The 34-year-old fugitive would carjack someone within 24 hours and try to flee to Canada or Puerto Rico.