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C O U NT Y O F KAU A‘I
BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
KAUA‘I POLICE DEPARTMENT
News Release
For Immediate Release: October 28, 2017
DARRYL PERRY, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Escaped inmate now in police custody
The Kaua‘i Police Department (KPD) on Saturday captured Kamoeli‘i Kolo, a 35-year-old
Anahola man who escaped from Kaua‘i Community Correctional Center (KCCC) on
Wednesday.
Shortly before 11:30 a.m., police received information that Kolo was sighted at the
Hanapēpē River crossing in Hanapēpē Valley. When officers responded to the scene, Kolo fled
on foot. During the pursuit it was discovered that Kolo was armed with knives in each hand.
Officers deployed a Taser to assist in detaining him, and he was taken into custody without
further incident.
Kolo was brought to Wilcox Hospital for medical clearance before he was booked at the
Līhu‘e Police Cellblock where he remains until he is transferred back to the custody of the state
Department of Public Safety (DPS).
KCCC notified police on Wednesday that Kolo and another inmate, 36-year-old Joshua
Preston of Līhu‘e, had escaped from the facility. KPD captured Preston at Wailua Golf Course,
after a roughly four-hour search that day. He was arrested for Escape, and was transferred on
Thursday back to the custody of DPS.
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