Pahoa man charged with gunfire incident in Hilo

A Puna man has been charged with three offenses for a handgun incident Sunday night in Hilo.

In response to an 11 p.m. call, a 31-year-old man reported that a man had threatened him with a handgun on the 80 block of Kanoelehua Avenue and then fled the area on foot. Several minutes later, two gunshots were heard coming from the area to which the gunman had fled.

Officers found 42-year-old Robert Lee Segobia of Pahoa hiding in a hedge along Kamehameha Avenue. They also found a handgun nearby and two spent shell casings in an abandoned parking lot.

Segobia was arrested and taken to the Hilo cellblock while detectives investigated. He was charged Tuesday with first-degree terroristic threatening, second-degree reckless endangering and a firearms offense.

Bail was set at $27,500 and Segobia’s initial court appearance is scheduled for Wednesday.