Police Continue Search for Suspect Considered Armed and Dangerous

Hawai‘i Island police are continuing their search for 41-year-old Jason Anthony Magdaleno, who is considered armed and dangerous. He is wanted on two outstanding arrest warrants for summons or arrest on probation with bail totaling $10,000.
On Friday morning, May 1, 2026, members of the department’s Area I Criminal Investigation Division and Vice Division, assisted by the Special Response Team (SRT), executed a search warrant at a property on Plumeria Street in the Fern Acres subdivision in Mountain View where Magdaleno was believed to be present.
As a precaution, police restricted access to Plumeria Street between the intersections of Orchid Street and Gardenia Street during the operation. Officers conducted extensive searches of the residence and surrounding property; however, Magdaleno was not located.
Plumeria Street was reopened at 7:00 p.m.
Police remind the public that anyone who knowingly hinders the apprehension, prosecution, conviction, or punishment of a suspect may be charged with first-degree hindering prosecution, a Class C felony.
Police ask anyone with information on Magdaleno’s whereabouts to call the police department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311, or contact Detective Bryson Pilor of the Area I Crime Reduction Unit at (808) 961-8222 or via email at Bryson.Pilor@hawaiipolice.gov.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300. Crime Stoppers does not record calls or subscribe to caller ID. Tipsters may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
- Department:
- Hawaiʻi Police Department
- Division:
- Area I Criminal Investigation Section
- Officer:
- Lieutenant Derek Morimoto
- Phone:
- (808) 961-2252
