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Missing extended furlough inmate Troy Chung-Hoon turned himself in Sunday afternoon at the Kealakehe police station in Kona and was arrested by Hawaii County police.
Chung-Hoon, 35, of Holualoa, was charged with violating furlough.
On Jan. 26, Chung-Hoon failed to check in, as scheduled, with his case manager at Hawaii Community Correctional Center’s Hale Nani Reintegration Center in Hilo, the Department of Public Safety said.
Inmates in the extended furlough program live and work outside of the facility but must check in at various times throughout the month.
Chung-Hoon is classified as community custody which is the lowest custody level. He’s serving time for DUI.
A felony second-degree escape charge might be added, according to DPS.