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00:00 A phalanx of camouflaged tactical officers gathers around their target, Danilo Cavalcanti.
00:08 They pose for photos, souvenirs of a successful mission to recapture the convicted killer
00:14 after 14 days on the run.
00:16 Cavalcanti was just beginning a life sentence for the murder of his girlfriend when he broke
00:21 out of a Pennsylvania prison.
00:23 He managed to elude search teams for two weeks before they eventually tracked him with heat
00:29 sensing aircraft and moved in on his location on Wednesday morning.
00:35 They were able to move in very quietly.
00:36 They had the element of surprise.
00:39 Cavalcanti did not realise he was surrounded until that had occurred.
00:43 Even when surrounded, the escaped prisoner didn't surrender.
00:47 He began to crawl through thick underbrush, taking his rifle with him as he went.
00:53 Customs and Border Control teams, BORTAC, had a dog with them.
00:59 The dog subdued him and team members from both of those teams immediately moved in.
01:05 He continued to resist but was forcibly taken into custody.
01:09 Police described Cavalcanti as extremely dangerous and his escape had caused fear in this rural
01:16 Pennsylvania area.
01:18 Some schools cancelled classes after he was spotted on CCTV cameras.
01:23 Authorities urged residents to keep their doors locked.
01:27 Thank God there were no injuries to law enforcement or to the public.
01:32 We obviously became deeply concerned after the suspect was able to steal a weapon.
01:39 He was apprehended this morning with no shots fired.
01:46 Cavalcanti is now being transferred to a state prison to continue serving his life sentence.
01:51 (eerie music)