Man charged in Puna murder

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Police have charged 30-year-old Claude Keone Krause of Puna in connection with the disappearance of 44-year-old Dante Peter Gilman of Hawaiian Acres, who was reported missing on Jan. 10.

Police have charged 30-year-old Claude Keone Krause of Puna in connection with the disappearance of 44-year-old Dante Peter Gilman of Hawaiian Acres, who was reported missing on Jan. 10.

Krause was charged at 11:20 a.m. Saturday with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, second-degree theft, two counts of ownership/possession of a firearm prohibited, and use of a firearm in the commission of a separate felony. He remains in police custody with no bail pending his initial court appearance.

Another suspect, Kawena Krause, who was arrested Friday, also remains in custody while detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section continue the investigation.