A felony terroristic threatening charge filed against a Hawaii Police Department sergeant following a domestic dispute at a Kapaau home in late January was dropped.
A felony terroristic threatening charge filed against a Hawaii Police Department sergeant following a domestic dispute at a Kapaau home in late January was dropped.
Marvin Kelly Troutman Sr., who led the department’s Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit before being placed on administrative leave following the Jan. 29 incident, now faces misdemeanor charges of second-degree terroristic threatening and abuse of a family or household member, according to court records. He is slated to enter pleas to the offenses Wednesday before Judge Melvin Fujino in Waimea Family Court.
Court records indicate the state declined to prosecute the fourth charge, first-degree terroristic threatening, a felony, after a grand jury found probable cause to support the charge lacking. The veteran officer is slated to make an initial appearance at the end of March in Family Court, where the case is assigned.
Troutman was arrested and charged with abuse of a family/household member, one count of felony terroristic threatening and two counts misdemeanor terroristic threatening following an early Jan. 29 incident at a home in Kapaau, according to police and court records.
Troutman is accused of pulling the hair of a 55-year-old woman thought to be his wife or ex-wife, and threatening her and another 18-year-old family member. A criminal complaint filed by prosecutors identified the woman as Rita Troutman and the 18-year-old as Marvin Troutman Jr.
Troutman also allegedly threatened police officer Jonathan Bartsch when he responded to the scene off Kynnersley Road, police said. The threat to the officer was a physical one that did not involve a weapon.
Troutman has been with the force more than 21 years.
He was placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation to determine if he violated the department’s general orders and policies. The process usually lasts about 30 days, but could be extended, police said.
No criminal records for Marvin Troutman Sr. could be located by the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center.
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