A 30-year-old Waimea man is in police custody for allegedly assaulting two California visitors and robbing one of his cellphone. ADVERTISING A 30-year-old Waimea man is in police custody for allegedly assaulting two California visitors and robbing one of his
A 30-year-old Waimea man is in police custody for allegedly assaulting two California visitors and robbing one of his cellphone.
Officers responded to a 4:48 p.m. call Monday reporting an assault. A man and woman from Sacramento, Calif., both 64, reported that as they were leaving the park on bicycles, a truck drove into the park using the exit lane, forcing the bikes to veer off the road. The male bicyclist then shouted at the driver.
A short time later, while the bicyclists were at Hapuna Beach Road and Old Puako Road, the truck approached them. The driver got out, assaulted both bicyclists, took the man’s cellular phone and then fled when a Good Samaritan tried to intervene, police said.
The victims were treated at the scene by Fire Department medics.
A suspect, Herbert A. M. Lee, was arrested Wednesday morning in Kona on suspicion of second-degree robbery and taken to the Kona police cellblock while detectives continued to investigate.
