Kauai inmate picked up after nearly 2 weeks on the run
KAUAI COUNTY
Jeffrey Kelekoma Jr.
Police have captured a 37-year-old inmate who escaped from the Kauai Community Correctional Center.
Police spotted Jeffrey Kelekoma Jr. at about 7 a.m. today at a makeshift campsite in Anahola. He fled from officers on a moped.
Police conducted a search that led them to a home in Kapaa. When officers arrived at the residence at about 8:25 a.m., they saw Kelekoma standing outside with his family members.
Police arrested him and transported him back to the correctional facility.
He escaped on Aug. 4 with another inmate, Isaiah Pongasi-Adric. Police apprehended Pongasi-Adric at a home in Anahola on Aug. 7.
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