![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/danelo-cavalcante-captured-us-jail-fugitive-planned-to-flee-to-canada/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/131090956_prisoner2.jpg&description=Image source, USBP Chief Tim Sullivan Image caption, Cavalcante was captured early on Wednesday before he could flee to Canada Escaped Pennsylvania killer Danelo Cavalcante was planning to flee to Canada before he was captured on Wednesday, authorities say. The 34-year-old, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, reportedly told law enforcement he was going to carjack someone and drive to Canada. He also reportedly said some of the 500 officers hunting for him came so close at times they almost stepped on him. A law enforcement dog caught Cavalcante crawling through thick underbrush. Authorities initially thought he might try to return to his home country of Brazil, where he is wanted for another murder. Media caption, Watch: The Pennsylvania manhunt... two weeks in 100 seconds But Cavalcante had other ideas, he told authorities after he was caught. Supervisory deputy US Marshal Robert Clark told ABC News: "He stated he intended to carjack somebody in the next 24 hours and that he was going to head north to Canada." Cavalcante also told authorities they had been so close to catching him that at times they nearly "stepped on him, [that] we were only five or six feet away", Mr Clark said. Chief Chester County Detective David Sassa told CNN: "He told us at some points, the tactical teams walked past him." Mr Sassa said Cavalcante had told investigators at some points "he stayed still for a day, a day and a half". Cavalcante reportedly said he was able to stay shaven from a razor in a backpack he picked up. He was also quoted as telling authorities he had survived by drinking stream water and eating some watermelon he found at a farm. The manhunt came to an end thanks to the use of heat technology and a four-year-old Belgian Malinois named Yoda from a Customs and Border Protection team. Yoda "subdued" Cavalcante as he tried to make his getaway, leaving him with a "minor bite wound". Image source, US Customs and Border Protection Image caption, Four-year-old Yoda){kind=link}
Escaped Pennsylvania killer Danelo Cavalcante was planning to flee to Canada before he was captured on Wednesday, authorities say.
The 34-year-old, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, reportedly told law enforcement he was going to carjack someone and drive to Canada.
He also reportedly said some of the 500 officers hunting for him came so close at times they almost stepped on him.
A law enforcement dog caught Cavalcante crawling through thick underbrush.
Authorities initially thought he might try to return to his home country of Brazil, where he is wanted for another murder.