Danelo Cavalcante has been captured alive in Pennsylvania after he escaped from Chester County Prison and eluded authorities for nearly two weeks, state police announced Wednesday morning.

Cavalcante&nbsp;broke out&nbsp;of&nbsp;a Chester County facility&nbsp;Aug. 31 while awaiting transfer to a state prison to serve a life sentence for <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/homicide" target="_blank">fatally stabbing</a> an ex-girlfriend in 2021. He was also wanted for killing a man in Brazil in 2018.

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Danelo Cavalcante has been captured in Pennsylvania after he escaped from prison and eluded authorities for nearly two weeks, state police said.{ai:summary}Danelo Cavalcante, who had escaped from prison, was captured in Pennsylvania after being on the run for two weeks. He had been convicted for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend and was also wanted for a murder in Brazil. #crime

Convicted killer Danelo Cavalcante captured in Pennsylvania nearly 2 weeks after prison escape

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