Danelo Cavalcante, the murderer who escaped a Pennsylvania prison two weeks ago, was finally captured Wednesday morning without any shots fired after being "subdued" by a police dog while trying to flee authorities.
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced it assumed custody of captured fugitive Danelo Cavalcante to serve his mandatory life sentence for first-degree murder.
Top state and federal officials insisted that the blown perimeter around the area where hundreds had been searching for Danelo Souza Cavalcante includes heavy woods, underground tunnels and drainage ditches.
Pennsylvania authorities announced Monday that the reward has increased to $25,000 for tips that lead to the capture of escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante. The higher reward comes as law enforcement officials say they are switching their approach in the investigation, moving from what they described as a containment model to an investigative approach, which utilizes…