Puna man faces felony charges in connection to domestic incident

A Puna man is facing various felony offenses following a domestic incident at a Hawaiian Paradise Park residence in October, including damaging another person’s Toyota 4Runner.

Twenty-eight-year-old Solomon Lord was charged by Hawai‘i County prosecutors via felony information and made his initial appearance in Hilo Circuit Court on Monday. He appeared out of custody after posting $48,000 bail.

The jury trial is set for March 13, 2023.

Charges filed against Lord stem from an incident that occurred on Oct. 13. He was charged with first-degree burglary, second-degree criminal property damage, third-degree criminal property damage, and second-degree terroristic threatening.

The most serious offense, first-degree burglary, is a class B felony, which is punishable by a 10 years in prison or four years probation and up to eighteen months in jail.