Two HCCC inmates are charged for alleged escape

Police have charged two Hawaii Community Correctional Center inmates who are alleged to have escaped from the Hilo jail early Wednesday morning.

Detectives charged 23-year-old Jaymeson Kaimana Makio of Honokaa and 21-year-old Camilo Darien Moreno, of Holualoa with a single-count each of second-degree escape. Bail was set at $10,000 for each man.

Makio and Moreno remain in police custody pending their initial court appearance scheduled for 1 p.m. today in Hilo District Court.