Ocean View man charged after allegedly shooting at girlfriend’s uninvited ex-boyfriend following heated argument

A 49-year-old Ocean View man has been charged with several offenses after allegedly shooting at his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend, who randomly showed up at his residence, following a heated argument Monday afternoon.

Hawai‘i Police Department reports Bradford Borum was arrested and is charged with:

• First-degree criminal property damage.
• First-degree terroristic threatening.
• Second-degree reckless endangering.
• Permit to acquire a firearm.
• Mandatory registration of a firearm.

Borum’s bail was set at $17,000. He made his initial court appearance Wednesday in Kona District Court. Borum was granted supervised released and ordered to return Dec. 12 to Kona District Court for a preliminary hearing.

Ka‘ū patrol officers responded at 1:30 p.m. Monday to a residence on Lei Parkway in Ocean View to the report of a 42-year-old Ocean View man who said he was shot at a few minutes before calling police while sitting in his vehicle parked at a property in the 92-8400 block of Trade Wind Boulevard.

His vehicle was damaged consistent with being shot at; he was uninjured.

Responding officers determined the man went to the Trade Wind Boulevard residence in an attempt to contact his ex-girlfriend, who he thought was there. He and his ex-girlfriend got into a heated verbal argument upon his arrival.

Borum, who is now in a relationship with the man’s ex-girlfriend, attempted to intervene and asked the man to leave. Borum then reportedly retrieved a firearm from inside his residence and fired several shots toward the man, who was in the process of leaving.

The man’s ex-girlfriend contacted police to report the incident shortly after he called authorities. She said he came to her current boyfriend’s house wanting to discuss visitation of their child, Borum attempted to intervene and as a result he shot at her ex-boyfriend’s vehicle.

A detective with the Hawai‘i Police Department Area II Criminal Investigation Section and Ka‘ū patrol officers at 4:30 p.m. Monday contacted and arrested Borum, who also surrendered an unregistered handgun and ammunition.

A search of the Trade Wind Boulevard property resulted in the recovery of several spent casings thought to have been discharged from the handgun.

Police also later determined during their investigation that the 42-year-old Ocean View man went to Borum’s home unannounced and uninvited.

A counter-complaint was made, which will be forwarded to the Office of the County Prosecutor of Hawai‘i County for review.

Anyone with information relative to this investigation is encouraged to contact Detective Kohara at 808-960-3118 or via email at donovan.kohara@hawaiicounty.gov.

Those who want to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 808-961-8300.