Federal authorities and officials at the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office are hashing out details relating to the long list of charges against three-time fugitive Christopher Dichoso Santos.

“We are currently discussing with federal authorities which cases they want to prosecute and which ones we will be prosecuting,” Prosecuting Attorney Craig De Costa said.

The legal process Santos faces will begin with the county’s charges against him, De Costa added, because the jurisdiction that has possession of the suspect goes first.

Santos, 31, was arrested Thursday night after eluding federal, state and local officials in several chases over the past four months.

Though Santos reportedly tried to flee again that night, officers subdued him by shooting him with a bean bag and a Taser.

Santos’ previous flee attempts include a Dec. 18, 2006 incident in which he allegedly crashed into a heiau and a Feb. 16 chase when he vanished into a Hanapepe Valley cane field.

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(Source: Amanda C. Gregg, Kauai Garden Island News)