Escapee recaptured blocks from court

An alleged murderer bolts from custody in Kakaako and is arrested hours later at a Waimanu Street condo

By Gordon Y.K. Pang and Gregg K. Kakesako

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 21, 2013

~~<p>Public safety officials are trying to piece together how murder suspect Teddy Munet escaped from corrections officers behind the Circuit Court building in Kakaako on Wednesday morning.</p>
<p>More than 11 hours later, Munet, 29, was arrested without incident by Honolulu police on Waimanu Street — about eight blocks away — after a tip was called into 911.</p>
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Public safety officials are trying to piece together how murder suspect Teddy Munet escaped from corrections officers behind the Circuit Court building in Kakaako on Wednesday morning.

More than 11 hours later, Munet, 29, was arrested without incident by Honolulu police on Waimanu Street — about eight blocks away — after a tip was called into 911. Login for more...