Police today arrested a Kurtistown man on suspicion of murder in connection with the disappearance of a 44-year-old Puna man.

Dante Peter Gilman. HPD photo.

Dante Peter Gilman was initially reported as missing as of Jan. 10. Police said Wednesday that during the course of the missing-person investigation they found information that led them to believe Gilman had been murdered.

The man arrested today was identified as 30-year-old Claude Keone Krause. He was being held at the Hilo cellblock without charges pending further investigation.

A search is ongoing for Gilman’s body, police said.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact Det. John Rodrigues Jr. at 961-2384 or by email at jrodrigues@co.hawaii.hi.us, or Det. Norbert Serrao at 961-2383 or nserra@co.hawaii.hi.us.