Just after midnight on Friday, July 11, inmate Steve R. Abraham was apprehended and returned to the Oʻahu Community Correctional Center, marking the end of his unauthorized absence from the Laumaka Work Furlough Center. Abraham, 24, had been missing since June 23, after failing to appear for a scheduled headcount. The inmate was discovered in Kalihi, Honolulu, the result of a collaborative effort between state sheriffs and Honolulu police.
Evidence of the system’s vigilance, Abraham’s capture at approximately 8:50 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, came about during a joint operation by the Special Operation Section Fugitive Task Force, and the Honolulu Police Department’s Crime Reduction Unit. The Laumaka Work Furlough Center, where Abraham was supposed to be is, a minimum-security facility that allows inmates classified under community custody—the least restrictive security level—to seek or maintain employment outside its perimeters.
According to information from the Department of Public Safety’s official update, Abraham was serving sentences for multiple offenses at the time of his disappearance. These included first-degree unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, second-degree assault, and third-degree promoting a dangerous drug. His unauthorized departure has now earned him an additional charge of second-degree escape, a Class C felony with a penalty of up to five years in prison upon conviction…