POLICE BEAT
Inmate found, still behind bars

Advertiser Staff

A 43-year-old man who was being held at the O'ahu Community Correctional Center while awaiting sentencing on a theft conviction may now face a charge of attempted escape as well.

Prison officials discovered Greg Schoenlein had gone missing when a kitchen work crew made up of jail detainees including Schoenlein was being taken to the facility's kitchen at about 3:30 a.m. yesterday.

Searchers found torn pieces of clothing and a pool of blood at a spot along the fence on the makai side of the detention center, said Mike Gaede, spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety.

Based on the amount of blood that was found, prison officials concluded that Schoenlein probably did not make it over the fence and intensified their search within the complex.

Police and Sheriff's Department deputies converged on the prison and along with guards found Schoenlein at 6:02 a.m. hiding within an industrial service area, Gaede said.

Schoenlein was treated for several deep cuts before an ambulance took him to The Queen's Medical Center.

Search is on for car-theft suspect

HILO, Hawai'i — Big Island police are looking for a 30-year-old man they believe is responsible for car and truck thefts around the Big Island.

Kyle Keoni Quilausing is believed to be frequenting the Kapoho and Kalapana areas, police said. He is 5 feet 7, about 145 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.

Quilausing is wanted on five outstanding arrest warrants, and police said they believe he was also involved in other vehicle thefts in South Kohala, South Hilo and Kona.

Anyone who knows of Quilausing's whereabouts is asked to call Detective Robert Wagner, 961-2380; Detective Zack Houchin, 326-4646, ext. 262; or the police nonemergency number, 935-3311.