Volcano evacuee says he was terrified during shooting incident
HILO >> A Hawaii island man has testified that he was terrified when a neighbor pointed a gun at him last month and fired at least two shots into the air in a mandatory evacuation zone near the erupting Kilauea volcano.
Ethan Edwards testified in a Hilo courtroom last week in the preliminary hearing for Hubbard, who was arrested and charged with reckless endangering, terroristic threatening and other charges in state court, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported.
U.S. prosecutors have also charged Hubbard with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
A cellphone video captured the encounter in the Leilani Estates neighborhood, where lava has been flowing.
“I feared for my life. He had the gun pointed at me. I was terrified,” Kaech testified.
Edwards told the court that Hubbard was “really angry” and “super aggressive” during the encounter.
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The hearing is to determine if there is probable cause to try Hubbard for first-degree robbery, reckless endangering, use of a firearm in the commission of a separate felony, illegally carrying a handgun, having no permit to acquire a firearm and no firearm registration, two counts of reckless endangering and five counts of first-degree terroristic threatening.
Hubbard remains in jail in lieu of a $197,000 bail.