Danelo Cavalcante: Video Shows Escape From Chester County Prison
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KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (CBS) -- Officials released the video of convicted killer Danelo Cavalcante escaping from Chester County Prison on Wednesday.
The video shows Cavalcante using his legs and arms to push himself up a prison yard wall to escape. Once on a roof, officials say Cavalcante came upon additional layers of razor wire.
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Officials gave updates on day seven manhunt of the search for the inmate. The reward leading to his capture is now at $20,000.
Chester County Prison Active Warden Howard Holland gave a timeline of how Cavalcante was able to escape.
A correction officer positioned at a watch tower was surveilling "C block," the acting warden said. There was a basketball game taking place in the yard at the time, which might have prevented the officers from catching Cavalcante climb up the wall, Holland said. According to Holland, there were 160 cameras installed throughout the prison, and it was possible that the officers monitoring the video feeds were focused on other things and didn't see the brazen escape.
Holland said that the Attorney General's office is investigating actions taken by corrections staff during the escape. The corrections officer stationed at the tower at the time is currently on administrative leave, he said.
Cavalcante was sighted Tuesday night, but search teams were unable to locate him, Lt. Col. George Bivens, with the Pennslyvania State Police, said at the news conference. There have been four confirmed sightings of him in a 2-mile radius in the days since his escape. The focus of the search has been on the area around Pocopson Township, which is located within Chester County. The perimeter being searched by law enforcement has expanded, said Bivens.
State police on Wednesday announced they had increased the reward for information that leads to Cavalcante's arrest from $10,000 to $20,000.
Bivens believes that Cavalcante is headed south and feels "quite confident I'm wearing him down." Cavalcante has no shelter or regular source of food, and he is navigating extremely difficult terrain, Bivens said. This is a "difficult existence for someone trying to do this," Bivens said, but "being hunted adds a whole different level of stress."
The video shows Cavalcante using his legs and arms to push himself up a prison yard wall to escape. Once on a roof, officials say Cavalcante came upon additional layers of razor wire.
RELATED: Danelo Cavalcante update: What you need to know about Chester County Prison escape, timeline and more
Officials gave updates on day seven manhunt of the search for the inmate. The reward leading to his capture is now at $20,000.
Chester County Prison Active Warden Howard Holland gave a timeline of how Cavalcante was able to escape.
A correction officer positioned at a watch tower was surveilling "C block," the acting warden said. There was a basketball game taking place in the yard at the time, which might have prevented the officers from catching Cavalcante climb up the wall, Holland said. According to Holland, there were 160 cameras installed throughout the prison, and it was possible that the officers monitoring the video feeds were focused on other things and didn't see the brazen escape.
Holland said that the Attorney General's office is investigating actions taken by corrections staff during the escape. The corrections officer stationed at the tower at the time is currently on administrative leave, he said.
Cavalcante was sighted Tuesday night, but search teams were unable to locate him, Lt. Col. George Bivens, with the Pennslyvania State Police, said at the news conference. There have been four confirmed sightings of him in a 2-mile radius in the days since his escape. The focus of the search has been on the area around Pocopson Township, which is located within Chester County. The perimeter being searched by law enforcement has expanded, said Bivens.
State police on Wednesday announced they had increased the reward for information that leads to Cavalcante's arrest from $10,000 to $20,000.
Bivens believes that Cavalcante is headed south and feels "quite confident I'm wearing him down." Cavalcante has no shelter or regular source of food, and he is navigating extremely difficult terrain, Bivens said. This is a "difficult existence for someone trying to do this," Bivens said, but "being hunted adds a whole different level of stress."
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