Ocean View Man Charged with Firearms Offenses

Federico Tacderan

The Hawai‘i Island Police Department reports that an Ocean View man was arrested and charged on Thursday, March 15, 2018, for an array of firearms offenses.

Hawaiʻi Island police report that Federico Tacderan of Ocean View was arrested and charged with discharging a firearm in a residential area of the 92-9100 block of Tree Fern Lane in Ocean View.

Police responding to the complaint from residents at about 3 p.m., discovered that Tacderan was discharging a firearm in the area. He had been previously convicted of crimes that prohibited him from owning a gun or ammunition. Police recovered a firearm and ammunition following the execution of a search warrant on the residence.

He is being held on $11,500 bail pending his court appearance on Friday, March 16.

This information was provided by the authorities. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.