HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR080719EscapedinmateIsaiahPongasiAdricnowincustody)THE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
C OF
News Release
For Immediate Release: August 7, 2019
KAUA`I POLICE DEPARTMENT
TODD G. RAYBUCK, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Escaped inmate Isaiah Pongasi-Adric now in custody; search continues for
second escapee Jeffrey Kelekoma Jr.
LIHU`E — Kaua`i police on Wednesday apprehended 21-year-old Isaiah Pongasi-Adric
who escaped from Kauai Community Correctional Center (KCCC) on Sunday night.
At approximately 9 a.m., Pongasi-Adric was located at a residence in Anahola. He
surrendered to police without incident, and was arrested for Escape in the Second Degree and
on two Criminal Contempt of Court warrants.
Pongasi-Adric was booked at Lihu`e Police Cellblock before being transferred back to
the custody of the state Department of Public Safety (DPS).
Kauai police continue to search for Jeffrey Kelekoma Jr. who also escaped from KCCC
on Sunday.
Kelekoma Jr. is 37 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall, and weighs 220 pounds. He has brown
hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information on Kelekoma Jr.'s whereabouts is urged to call Police Dispatch
at 241-1711. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers Kauai at 246-8300.
Jeffrey Kelekoma Jr.
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