The victim of a shooting a week and a half ago in Mililani initially refused to press charges against the alleged assailant because he didn’t want his family to learn that the case stemmed from a dispute about gambling and drugs, according to court documents.
An Oahu grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday charging Mack Fesagiga-McCormick with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, using a firearm to commit the crimes, being a felon in possession of a firearm and carrying a firearm without a permit. He is being held in Oahu Community Correctional Center, unable to post bail of $500,000.
According to a four-page police affidavit on the shooting, victim Jonnel Pagdilao had won $1,000 in an illegal Chinatown gambling den March 28.
While smoking crystal methamphetamine, or "ice," Pagdilao was asked by a friend on a drive to Wahiawa whether he wanted buy more ice, the affidavit said.
According to the police affidavit, Pagdilao said yes and agreed to buy an ounce for $850. Pagdilao then met Fesagiga-McCormick in his truck in the parking lot of a Mililani supermarket at 12:30 a.m.
After examining what Fesagiga-McCormick gave him in a plastic bag, Pagdilao rejected it because he maintained "it was not very good ice" and possibly short of an ounce, police said. Fesagiga-McCormick then allegedly pulled out a silver semi-automatic handgun and demanded all of Pagdilao’s money, the affidavit said.
Pagdilao refused and tried to open the passenger door of the truck, at which point Fesagiga-McCormick allegedly said, "I’ll (expletive) kill you," and tried to grab Pagdilao by his shirt, according to the affidavit.
Pagdilao said that as he got out of the truck, he heard a loud "pop," the affidavit said. Pagdilao said he was running from the suspect and didn’t realize he had been shot until he saw blood on the front of his shirt and felt pain in his chest and left cheek area.
Pagdilao was taken by ambulance in serious condition to the Queen’s Medical Center, where he was treated for a gunshot wound to the left side of his chest and released.
Pagdilao withdrew a complaint against Fesagiga-McCormick on March 29, telling homicide detectives that his family was unaware of his gambling and ice problems, and he did not wish to disclose the information if his case ever went to trial.
However, two days later Pagdilao changed his mind and said he would be willing to testify that Fesagiga-McCormick tried to rob him and then shot him when the drug deal fell apart.
Fesagiga-McCormick has two prior felony convictions: first-degree hindering prosecution and breaking into a vehicle.
