The video shows a man convicted of murder escaping from prison, using the same method as a prisoner who had escaped four months earlier

He began by placing his feet on one of the hallway walls and resting his hands on the other. Then, she climbed about a meter and a half, like a “crab,” to the roof, where she ran and crossed several barbed wire obstacles, until she reached another wall with identical scenery. All this without anyone noticing anything.

Danelo Cavalcante’s escape from Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania not only looks easy, it was. The 34-year-old Brazilian only needed to follow in the footsteps of another inmate, who had escaped four months earlier.

On August 31, police issued an arrest warrant for the inmate who was sentenced to life in prison for the fatal stabbing murder of his ex-girlfriend, Deborah Brandao. in April 2021, having done so in front of his two children.

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After the escape of Igor Bolte, on May 19 of this year, who at the time of his arrest confessed to the authorities that he had “relied on his climbing knowledge to escape,” according to the BBC, the police reinforced security in that place, by placing barbed wire. However, the efforts were “insufficient.”

Although we believed our security methods were sufficient, they proved otherwise. Now we will act quickly to improve them,” said point guard Howard Holland this Wednesday, quoted by the British channel.

Danelo Cavalcante’s escape went viral in Brazil, his country of origin, which revealed that he had been wanted for several years, after the murder in 2017 of a man who owed him money.

However, a video was released showing how the inmate escaped, around 8:50 a.m., just 20 minutes after all the prisoners had gone out for recess.

After these images were made public, the same guard reported that, despite thinking that the police made an “adequate effort with the placement of the barbed wire,” the biggest failure was in the “human element.”

Howard Holland also added that the tower guard, who he said “did not see or report anything,” has already been suspended and is under investigation.

Meanwhile, the FBI placed more than 200 agents in the search for Danelo Cavalcante, according to The Telegraph, who has already been captured by two video surveillance cameras and has been seen at least eight times, according to CNN.

“He may be having trouble finding his way in the wooded terrain and may be hiding in bushes or buildings,” said Commander George Bivens of the Pennsylvania Sheriff’s Office.

The police are offering a reward of more than 18,000 euros (approximately $20,000) to anyone who has any information about the whereabouts of the detainee.