Hilo judge maintains bail on Big Island man facing drug and ghost gun charges

A Hilo District Court judge maintained bail on a Mountain View man facing a myriad of drug and firearm charges after fentanyl and ghost guns were discovered in his home following a search warrant.

Shaun Jeremy Coffer made his initial court appearance before District Court Judge Jeffrey Hawk on Monday following his arrest on May 1.

Not only did Hawk maintain the 45-year-old’s $718,500 bail, he is slated to appear for a preliminary hearing today.

As the Complaint alleges, Coffer is charged with 25 offenses including the following:

• Three counts of first-degree promotion of a dangerous drug
• Three counts of first-degree attempted promotion of a dangerous drug
• Two counts of first-degree promotion of a harmful drug
• Four counts of fourth-degree promotion of a harmful drug
• Two counts of third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug
• Two counts of registration mandatory
• Two counts of manufacturing, purchasing or obtaining firearm parts to assemble a firearm having no serial
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• Single count each of second-degree attempted promotion of a dangerous drug
• Second-degree promotion of a dangerous drug
• Second-degree attempted promotion of a harmful drug
• Second-degree promotion of a detrimental drug
• Ownership prohibited (assault pistol)
• Ownership prohibited (short barrel rifle)
• Possession of a firearm with intent to facilitate the commission of a drug felony

Charges stem from a search warrant executed on Coffer’s Hawaiian Acres subdivision home on May 1.

During the search, Hawai‘i Island police detectives found 132 fentanyl pills, nine fentanyl patches, 42.01 grams of methamphetamine, 29.66 grams of cocaine, 20 squares of lysergic acid diethylamide, also known as LSD or acid, 4 bottles of morphine, 82.8 grams of marijuana, illegal anabolic steroids to include testosterone cypionate, winstrol, anavar, durateston, sostenon, trenbolone along with 9.34 grams of rock-like fentanyl.

The police also recovered three AR15-style rifles, one of which was un-serialized, commonly referred to as a “ghost gun” with an illegal barrel, an AA Arms assault pistol, an un-serialized Glock-style semi-automatic pistol, a Kimber 1911 pistol, and two additional rifles.

Additionally, the Area I Vice Section seized approximately $100,000 in cash and other assets for administrative forfeiture.

The most serious offenses, first-degree promotion of a dangerous drug, first-degree attempted promotion of a dangerous drug and possession of a firearm with the intent to facilitate the commission of a drug felony, are all class A felonies, which can carry a maximum penalty of a 20-year prison term.