A Puna man has been charged with five offenses in connection with a gun incident early Monday morning in Puna.
A Puna man has been charged with five offenses in connection with a gun incident early Monday morning in Puna.
In response to a 2:24 a.m. call Monday, Puna patrol officers responded to 28th Avenue in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision, where it was reported that an acquaintance had brandished a rifle and threatened to shoot a 50-year-old man after the two got into an argument in the victim’s home.
Police recovered the rifle at the scene and arrested the suspect, 29-year-old Peter Johnston-Riveira of Pahoa. At 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, detectives charged Johnston-Riveira with first-degree terroristic threatening and four firearms offenses. His bail was set at $38,000. He remained at the cellblock until his initial court appearance on Wednesday .