CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARBULLETIN.COM
Albert Batalona smiles this afternoon when asked by a reporter if he was "going to try again?"
Halawa escapees captured Police captured all three escapees from the high-security facility at Halawa prison in separate locations on Windward Oahu between noon and 1 p.m.
Star-Bulletin staff
Albert Batalona was riding on a bus near the American Savings Bank Kaneohe Kahuhipa branch at about 12:30 p.m., police said.
A witness said an officer from the Specialized Services Division spotted Batalona and called for backup.
An officer directing traffic near the bank stopped the bus, which was full of passengers, and 10 police officers surrounded the bus. He said Batalona gave himself up, and no one was injured.
Police said David Scribner was arrested in Punaluu near 53-608 Kamehameha Highway at 12:15 p.m. Warren Elicker was captured riding in a white pickup truck near Castle High School The escapees were taken to the main police station on Beretania Street.
The three inmates were discovered missing last Friday during a headcount. A car believed stolen by the trio was found in the Hauula Kai Shopping Center later that day.
Police have been searching in Hauula Valley for the men after a hunter spotted suspicious men at a campsite.
A task force of more than 100 law enforcement officials had been looking for the men. All three were considered dangerous.
DEAN SENSUI / DSENSUI@STARBULLETIN.COM
A police helicopter searched the valleys and ridges above Hauula yesterday afternoon for the three prisoners who escaped from Halawa High Security Facility on Friday.
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The 3 fugitives
COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT
David Scribner
Sentenced to 10 years for robbery and escape in October 2002. Has seven felony convictions for escape, promoting dangerous drugs and robbery.>> Age: 20
>> Height: 5 feet, 7 inches
>> Weight: 170 pounds
>> Of note: Tattoo of Asian character on right shoulder.
COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT
Albert R. Batalona
Sentenced to life without parole for the armed robbery of the American Savings Bank in Kahala in July 1999.>> Age: 27
>> Height: 5 feet, 9 inches
>> Weight: 195 pounds
>> Of note: Multiple tattoos including bird on right forearm, man's face on right upper arm, spider web on right elbow, and woman on left forearm.
COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT
Warren Elicker
Sentenced to 20 years in prison for armed robbery in November 2001. Has 13 felony convictions for armed robbery, kidnapping, burglary and auto theft.>> Age: 25
>> Height: 5 feet, 8 inches
>> Weight: 175 pounds
>> Of note: Multiple tattoos including Old English letters on neck, Rockafella Boy on upper left arm, nature scenes and letters K and B on right upper arm, Hawaiian Islands map on chest, and KALIHI written on left calf.
