Ocean View Man Sentenced to 20-Year Prison Term
Ocean View Man Sentenced to 20-Year Prison Term
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Ocean View Man Sentenced to 20-Year Prison Term
45-year-old Ronald P.K. Kahihikolo of Ocean View pleaded no contest in February to charges of first-degree attempted assault, carrying or use of a firearm in the commission of a separate felony, first-degree unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle and first-degree resisting an order to stop in connection with a March 2023 domestic dispute and subsequent manhunt.
As jury selection was underway for his trial, an Ocean View man indicted on eight counts related to an attempted murder and subsequent manhunt changed his plea to no contest Thursday in Kona Circuit Court.
Big Island lawmakers have introduced a pair of bills in the state House that would make the owners of a dangerous dog or dogs that fatally maul a person subject to felony charges.
Reports of dogs biting people on the Big Island have increased dramatically in the past five years, according to the Hawaii Police Department.