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Inmate accused of kidnapping
Police arrested a 40-year-old Halawa Correctional Facility inmate Wednesday for allegedly kidnapping and attempting to sexually assault a 61-year-old female correctional worker at the prison last week.
A Department of Public Safety official confirmed a police report that the inmate held the woman against her will and attempted to assault her at 1:15 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Halawa prison.
The inmate, serving time for first-degree sex assault, was arrested at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the prison on suspicion of kidnapping, second-degree assault and first-degree attempted sexual assault.