Hawaii island escapee taken into custody
Andrew Wanat's (left) sentence at Hale Nani for probation violations was set to end Jan. 13. Robert Carlos Garcia (right) was sentenced for a probation violation. He remains at large.
Hawaii County police have captured a 23-year-old escapee from the Hale Nani Correctional Center in Hilo.
Robert Carlos Garcia was taken into custody this morning.
Police received a tip that Garcia, the second of two inmates who escaped Sept. 4, was at a home on Ohai Street in Hilo.
Garcia tried to flee when police arrived but officers caught him after a brief foot pursuit, police said.
Garcia was charged with ecape and was also arrested on investigation of a drug offense.
His bail was set at $10,000.
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The other inmate, Andrew Wanat, 27, was arrested in Kona Sept. 6.
