A prison tower guard has been fired after letting a murderer slip away on his watch in a brazen daytime escape, officials said Friday, as the nine-day-old search pressed on amid southeastern Philadelphia suburbs, farmland and a vast botanical garden.
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Danelo Cavalcante: Prison guard on-duty when killer escaped Chester County prison fired
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Prison guard who missed killer's escape is fired, as hunt for fugitive continues
The Chester County Prison tower guard who did not see or report the escape of Danelo Cavalcante has been fired, a source with knowledge of the decision tells CNN.
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A prison tower guard has been fired after a murderer slipped away on his watch in a brazen daytime escape, officials said Friday, as the nine-day-old search pressed on amid…
(CNN) — The Pennsylvania prison tower guard who did not see or report the escape of convicted killer Danelo Cavalcante nine days ago has been fired, a source
Prison warded Howard Holland said earlier this week that the guard at the observation tower who could have spotted Cavalcante on the roof had been placed on administrative leave.
A prison tower guard has been fired after letting a murderer slip away on his watch in a brazen daytime escape, officials said Friday, as the nine-day-old search pressed on amid southeastern Philadelphia suburbs, farmland and a vast botanical garden.
