A Hale Nani work-furlough inmate who failed to return from a pass May 8 was nabbed by police Sunday.
A Hale Nani work-furlough inmate who failed to return from a pass May 8 was nabbed by police Sunday.
According to a police log, 43-year-old Richard Elliston of Kailua-Kona was arrested on Kaumana Drive in Hilo.
Elliston, who was serving time for auto theft, was scheduled for release Sept. 28, 2015, according to the state Department of Public Safety website.
Elliston was charged with second-degree escape, a Class C felony punishable by up to five years imprisonment, according to a written statement from DPS.
Hale Nani is a community facility on the southern outskirts of Hilo. It offers offender reintegration services and a work-release program for sentenced inmates who will soon be released on the Big Island.