The Circuit Court jury convicted the 34-year-old mechanic, originally from Naples, Fla., of second- degree murder in the death of Demond Cox, a mechanical engineer, and first-degree arson for starting the apartment fire that the state said was used to cover up the murder.
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Scott David DeAngelo showed little emotion as the verdict was read, and carefully looked at jurors as they were polled.
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An association opposed to a planned Kalaeloa 5-acre wave pool, which will take 7 million gallons of fresh water to fill from the same aquifer that Oahu communities depend on, says its members were heartened by developments at a court hearing Thursday.
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Scott David DeAngelo, a 34-year-old mechanic on trial in the 2022 slaying of his 33-year-old roommate by stabbing him in the neck before setting fire to their rented Pearl City apartment and jumping from the burning fourth-floor unit, testified Tuesday and Wednesday before closing statements.
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Jeremyal Leedy was out on a $2,000 bail bond in an abuse case involving his ex-girlfriend when he allegedly tried to kill two people and assaulted her 60-year-old mother, who intervened after he refused to leave his ex-girlfriend’s Moiliili apartment.
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Kai Dela Cruz faces life in prison with the possibility of parole when Judge Shanlyn Park sentences him July 16.
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Scott David Deangelo is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree arson and firearms charges.
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Stanton A. Joaquin allegedly struck his son with a gas canister torch, which fractured his skull and caused bleeding in his cranium, police reports said.
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A 33-year-old Hawaii man pleaded guilty last week in a federal court in St. Louis, Mo., to sexually exploiting a 14-year-old Missouri girl, and to distributing explicit images of other minors.
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The suspect allegedly assaulted the older man at 8:15 p.m. Thursday.
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A celebration of life on Monday is planned for Richard Soo, who 25 years ago stepped into the 24/7 role as the Honolulu Fire Department’s first public information officer.
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Nathan Pedro and Jackie Carter made their initial appearances in Hilo District Court on Wednesday.
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Hawaii County police announced the capture of a 44-year-old Ocean View man indicted on charges of second-degree attempted murder, first-degree attempted robbery and firearms charges.
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Nathaniel Cachola was charged Tuesday, and remains in police custody. Bail was set at $500,000.
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Missing work furlough inmate Keenan Acia was arrested this morning on suspicion of second-degree escape.
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There will be no third murder trial Aug. 5 for Ray T.K. Sheldon for allegedly fatally shooting a 31-year-old acquaintance nearly five years ago, the night of April 19, 2019, outside Sheldon’s Punaluu home, then dragging his body to a banana patch behind his house.
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A 25-year-old Colombian man negotiated a plea deal that will help him avoid life in prison with no parole when he is sentenced July 3 for the 2022 strangulation death of a 73-year-old lawyer at his Hawaii Loa Ridge home.
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Leroy Charles Kelii Rodrigues was indicted on one count of second-degree murder and two firearm charges in the death of Ethan Owens.
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Judge Ronald Johnson maintained the two be held without bail, saying they were flight risks and a danger to the community.
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The two met in OCCC, while Cameron was awaiting trial on the April 7 acid attack of Davina Licon outside the 24 Hour Fitness in Mililani.
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Circuit Court Judge Shanlyn Park on Tuesday sentenced Razi White to 20 years in prison, with two years’ credit for time served, for fatally striking with a metal water bottle a 58-year-old security guard in May 2022 in downtown Honolulu.
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