Arrested felon Danelo Cavalcante told police he survived for nearly two weeks on stolen watermelons – and that officers scouring the heavy Pennsylvania bush for him got so close, they nearly ran over him three times.
The 34-year-old convicted killer was “brutally honest” after he was arrested Wednesday morning, sharing how he buried his feces to avoid detection, US Marshal Robert Clark told NewsNation.
“He once said three times law enforcement officers almost stepped on him. They were about seven to eight yards away from him,” Clark said.
Cavalcante, who escaped from the Chester County Jail on Aug. 31, had just been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death in front of their two young children in 2021.
Prosecutors are expected to bring additional charges for the crimes he committed during his 14 days on the run.
Arrested criminal Danelo Cavalcante was “brutally honest” with police after he was finally arrested on Wednesday. James Keivom for the NY Post
Cavalcante said there were times when police were yards from him as they searched thick Pennsylvania brush for him. NYPJ
After the crab walked up and over a pair of closed walls and escaped from prison, Cavalcante told police, he was able to survive for several days eating watermelon he stole from a nearby farm.
The fugitives drink water from streams, hide in dense brush, and move only at night.
To cover his tracks, he hid his droppings under a pile of leaves.
Cavalcante was sentenced to life in prison before he escaped on August 31. Pennsylvania Department of Corre/AFP via Getty Images
“We believe he is very honest. He explained things like hiding his poop under leaves so we couldn’t spot it,” Clark said.
When asked how he changed his appearance while on the lam, Cavalcante – who had been clean-shaven overnight – said the backpack he stole contained a razor.
Cavalcante also told police that, if he wasn’t caught, he soon planned to use a firearm he stole from someone’s garage to flee the country.
He was finally found Wednesday morning by a police dog named Yoda.
“He intended to hijack someone’s car in the community and head north to Canada, or either or try to get back to Puerto Rico. He said he would do it in the next 24 hours. And that’s why he kept the gun. He knew he needed a weapon to get the vehicle,” Clark said.
Cavalcante was finally caught on Wednesday morning, when he tried to escape from a Belgian Malinois K-9 named Yoda, which sank its teeth into the killer and pinned him to the ground, leaving him covered in blood.
The police dog sinks its teeth into the fleeing criminal’s head, leaving him covered in blood.@policyscoop
Officers pulled Cavalcante over without firing a shot, but not before posing for a group photo with the recaptured criminals.
Everything you need to know about the hunt for prison escapee Danelo Cavalcante
Convicted killer and fugitive Danelo Cavalcante was caught when a K9 officer sniffed him out in the woods of Pennsylvania
Cavalcante, 34, of crab fame climbed two walls at the Chester County Jail to escape on August 31.
The 5-foot-tall killer was originally in prison in the US for fatally stabbing his girlfriend in 2021.
Previously, in November 2017, Cavalcante allegedly confronted his friend in the middle of a city in Brazil over money and shot him dead.
Cavalcante circled Pennsylvania after his daring escape.
He eventually traveled to the US using a false identity, killing his partner four years later in front of his son and daughter.
A week after being sentenced to life in prison in August, Cavalcante escaped.
Police say the little man is “armed and very dangerous” after he was spotted stealing a rifle from a Pennsylvania homeowner’s garage.
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In addition to the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Cavalcante is suspected of fatally shooting a friend six times in 2017 during a dispute over car repair payments in his hometown in Brazil.
After the murder, he hid in a Brazilian ranch for several weeks before heading north and illegally entering the US.
Police pose with Cavalcante after he was arrested. twitter
A preliminary hearing for Cavalcante was set for Sept. 27, according to court documents, which state he was denied bail.
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