Captain Cook man accused of taking a person hostage during a robbery in Ocean View has been indicted

A Captain Cook man was indicted on charges related to a robbery at an Ocean View business where he took a person hostage in July.

Twenty-one-year-old Derick Camacho was initially arrested on July 20 after reportedly breaking into two businesses. Camacho is scheduled to make his initial appearance in Kona Circuit Court this afternoon. He remains in custody in lieu of $250,000 bail. He was charged with:

• First-degree robbery
• Second-degree burglary
• Second-degree theft
• Kidnapping
• Attempted unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle

Camacho, who was previously charged by complaint filed in Kona District Court, was granted supervised release over the Prosecutor’s objections on July 24. On Aug. 1, a Kona grand jury was convened and the $250,000 indictment warrant was issued.

Camacho’s charges stem from business break-ins that occurred in the early morning hours of July 20 in Ocean View. Hawai‘i Island police officers responded to an active burglary at a business in the 92-8000 block of Māmalahoa Highway. While investigating that burglary, officers were alerted to a second active burglary occurring at the Kahuku Gift Shop.

When officers entered the shop, they discovered a masked man, later identified as Camacho, making verbal threats and physically dragging a 61-year-old male victim into a back room. Officers immediately demanded that Camacho release the victim, however, he refused to comply with the officers’ orders.

An officer deployed his Conducted Energy Weapon, commonly known as a “taser,” and Camacho was ultimately taken into police custody.

The robbery and kidnapping charges, both class A felonies, carry a penalty of a 20-year prison term.