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Man indicted for murder for running over 64-year-old with white van in Hilo

Bradshaw is a convicted felon on firearm offenses in California in January 1997. With this background, the 70-year-old was charged with second-degree murder with a bail of $500,000.

Attorney General indicts Big Island woman on labor trafficking charges

The 26-year-old woman is slated to appear for an arraignment and plea on Thursday.

Big Island judge to rule next month on state subpoena requesting files of disciplined police officers

The Hawaiʻi Attorney General is trying to obtain investigative files that were compiled by the Hawaiʻi Island Police Department in its internal investigation of four officers.

Defense requests trial for alleged getaway driver in officer-involved shooting in Hilo be moved to October

A 3rd Circuit Court judge granted the defense attorney’s motion to dismiss the two most serious charges: first-degree accomplice to attempted murder, a class A felony, and place to keep pistol or revolver, a class B felony.

Big Island man pleads guilty to sexual assault of 2 teenaged girls

A 3rd Circuit Court judge accepted the guilty plea of Joseph Tibbs for the following charges: two counts of first-degree promotion of child abuse and four counts of first-degree sexual assault.

State funds Kona Women’s Court, a pilot program starting in September

The Kona Women’s Court will start with 14 women.

O‘ahu man charged after 26 pounds of marijuana found in checked box at Kona airport

TSA agents found 22 vacuum-sealed bags of a leafy substance that appeared to be marijuana in a checked Home Depot box.

Hawai‘i Police Department Vice Section detective found guilty of perjury

William Brown will return May 23 to Hilo Circuit Court for sentencing. Perjury is a Class C felony. He faces a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison.

Kona man who fatally struck a pedestrian last year sentenced to 10 years in prison

On Monday, Garrett A. Duran appeared in 3rd Circuit Court, where Judge Wendy DeWeese passed judgment. In November, the 35-year-old changed his plea to guilty on charges of first-degree negligent homicide, accidents involving death or serious bodily injury and operating vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant as a second offense.

Kona man sentenced to 10 years in prison for robbery at Black Lava Vape

According to police reports, Aini pointed what appeared to be a black-colored pistol, later determined to be a BB gun, toward the store employee’s head on May 18, demanding that she open the register.

Appeals Court overtuns Kona man’s conviction of sexual assault of a minor; prosecution intends to challenge decision

The appeals court decision, filed on Sept. 10, comes almost two years after a jury found Joshua Masuda-Mercado of Kailua-Kona guilty of continuous sexual assault of a minor under the age of 14 and first-degree attempted sexual assault.

Update: Jury trial scheduled for Kona teen facing child pornography charges

Dominic Roberts was indicted after he was found with more than 30 images of child pornography on a cellphone.

Kona judge grants bail reduction for man charged with sexual assault

The defendant has since posted bail.

Ocean View man granted supervised release following kidnapping charges is indicted

An Ocean View man initially charged in Kona District Court in connection to a domestic incident and released on bail was indicted by a Kona grand jury.

Kona man sentenced to 20 years in prison for crime spree a year ago

The suspect’s wife was also arrested at the reported crime spree.

Update: Ka‘ū residents hold second sign waving opposing proposed Punalu‘u resort

A caravan is planned to get Ka‘ū residents to Hilo on Monday for the Windward Planning Commission’s special meeting.

Felony charges filed in 3rd Circuit Court against East Hawai‘i man accused of starving, beating toddler

According to the charging document, abuse against the child occurred on several occasions between January and March 2024.

Kona man found with suspected fentanyl at airport was out on supervised release for unrelated drug charges

The 35-year-old was initially arrested on suspicion of violating the terms and conditions of his release in a drug case where he is awaiting trial on charges of a class B promotion of a dangerous drug and class C promotion of a dangerous drug after being found with fentanyl on Sept. 17, 2023, and Nov. 9, 2023.

Kona man accused of crime spree with wife changes plea to guilty

Dylan Alcain is scheduled to appear for sentencing on April 17.

Update: Hawai‘i attorney general charges Big Island police detective with perjury, tampering with a government record

Brown is accused of submitting a false statement in a March grand jury case and falsifying a probable cause statement
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