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Authorities locate and arrest an OCCC escapee

COURTESY STATE OF HAWAII
                                Isaac Edayan

COURTESY STATE OF HAWAII

Isaac Edayan

Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials today announced they have located, identified and arrested a pre-trial detainee who escaped from the Oahu Community Correctional Center on Friday.

The department sought the public’s help in finding Isaac Edayan, 39, who was reported as missing during a headcount at around 6 p.m. Friday, according to a department news release. He was arrested at 8:14 a.m. today, according to a police report.

Both the Honolulu Police Department and state sheriffs were notified.

Edayan is charged with operating a vehicle after his license had been suspended or revoked for driving under the influence, officials said.

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