Police have arrested and charged a 63-year-old Hilo for allegedly entering a Kukuau Street home early Friday morning and assaulting two men inside.
Police have arrested and charged a 63-year-old Hilo for allegedly entering a Kukuau Street home early Friday morning and assaulting two men inside.
Officers responded to a 6:20 a.m. Friday report by a 50-year-old Hilo man that he had been assaulted following a dispute. The suspect, Joseph Werner Leong, allegedly entered the victim’s home and while inside, allegedly assaulted the victim and a 21-year-old Hilo man. Neither victim was injured.
At 9 p.m. Friday, detectives charged Leong with one count of first-degree burglary, one count of first-degree terroristic threatening, and two counts of harassment. Leong was released after posting $5,500 bail.