Dylan Alcain News Today

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

Public defenders are usually overworked, but on the Big Island the problem is exacerbated with 4 of the 15 positions (26%) currently vacant, leading to the withdrawal from cases.

Judge Wendy DeWeese maintained bail for both Dylan and Leilani Alcain.

Dylan and Leilani Alcain are facing the same 11 offenses stemming from alleged crimes that occurred on April 20.

On Monday, Dylan Alcain and his wife Leilani Alcain appeared before Judge Kimberly Taniyama for an initial appearance after being arrested and charged in connection to two Hele Gas Station break-ins — one in Kona and the other in Captain Cook; an armed robbery in Kona Paradise Subdivision in South Kona; and shooting at police officers.

Leilani Alcain, 35, and Dylan Alcain, 27, face multiple charges including attempted murder, robbery, burglary and firearms offenses.

A Kona couple has been charged with a slew of offenses following an alleged crime spree in the Kona area on Thursday.

Dylan and Leilani Alcain are set to appear in District Court in Kona on Monday.

Hawaii Island Police have charged a local couple after committing a series of crimes in Kona on Thursday, according to police.

A Kona couple has been arrested for attempted murder as Hawai‘i police continue to investigate a series of crimes over the past three days.