Alleged Hilo bank burglar faces several charges

A 30-year-old Hilo man faces several charges after allegedly burglarizing a bank in the 100 block of Pauahi Street in Hilo during the early morning Wednesday.

James Lee Nathan III is charged with:

• Second-degree burglary.
• Second-degree criminal property damage.
• Fourth-degree theft.
• Fourth-degree promoting a harmful drug.

His bail was set at $21,100.

South Hilo patrol officers responded at 1:46 a.m. Wednesday to an interior motion alarm at the Pauahi Street bank and within minutes located Nathan standing outside in close proximity to a broken window.

Nathan was arrested, and officers found 2 reusable bags labeled with the institutions brand and 4 whole alprazolam pills were recovered upon a search of his person.

Nathan was transported to the East Hawai‘i Detention Facility in Hilo.

Anyone who might have witnessed the incident is asked to contact Detective Amy Omaya with the Hawai‘i Police Department Area I Criminal Investigation Section at 808-961-2381 or amy.omaya@hawaiicounty.gov.