Airport in honolulu and chartered a plane to maui. He made it through tsa with a fake id be a chose san jose because it was the cheapest ticket in to california. He landed sunday night and took a cab to a motel. I couldnt believe i actually made it. It was surreal. Reporter saito spent time looking to buy a car in san jose. But unable to do that he took another cab to stockton, an area hes familiar with after spending three years in nearby lodi with his family when he was a teenager. After spending three nights in stockton with one trip to walmart to buy a phone, he decided it was time to move on. A cab driver agreed to drive him to reno wednesday. When they stopped for gas on the way out police swooped in and arrested ato. Police officers converged on me. Reporter the final question, why did he escape . After 37 years in the psychiatric hospital, saito says he had an exemplary record with no violence or drugs. He said this escape was his chance to prove he was not a danger to anyone a