WEST CHESTER, Pa. (NEWSnet/AP) — Police on Saturday reported two more confirmed sightings of an escaped convict who has been at-large for more than a week in Pennsylvania.

Danelo Souza Cavalcante, 34, escaped Aug. 31 from Chester County Prison while awaiting transfer to state prison, after being sentenced for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in 2021.

Authorities said the sightings occurred Friday within the search area focused around the now-closed Longwood Gardens botanical garden in East Marlborough Township, where the fugitive inmate has been spotted several times.

Authorities believe Cavalcante, spotted almost a dozen times since his escape, has managed to obtain clothing and other supplies. Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said Friday that about 400 personnel were taking part in the search of the southeastern Philadelphia suburbs, farmland and the botanical garden, including tactical teams in full combat gear, tracking dogs, and officers on horseback as well as aircraft.

On Friday, officials announced the firing of a prison tower guard on duty when Cavalcante scaled a wall in the recreation yard, climbed over razor wire, ran across a roof and jumped to the ground. His escape went undetected for more than an hour until guards took a headcount.

There is a $20,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Cavalcante.