Police: Hilo man jumped bail

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Police are looking for a 22-year-old Hilo man wanted for bail jumping. Austin Juanito Fernandez was last seen leaving Hawaii Community Correctional Center at about 8 a.m. Thursday. He failed to return at 1 p.m. as ordered.

Police are looking for a 22-year-old Hilo man wanted for bail jumping. Austin Juanito Fernandez was last seen leaving Hawaii Community Correctional Center at about 8 a.m. Thursday. He failed to return at 1 p.m. as ordered.

Fernandez is described as Hispanic, 5 feet, 7 inches tall, 145 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

He has a tear-drop tattoo on his face next to his right eye, and a tattoo of the word “MOB” on his right forearm.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the police nonemergency line at 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.