A 28-year-old Hilo man is accused of the strong-arm robbery of a Chinese visitor last week in Keaukaha.
A 28-year-old Hilo man is accused of the strong-arm robbery of a Chinese visitor last week in Keaukaha.
On Monday, Hilo District Judge Barbara Takase ordered Zachary Minichin Smith to appear at 2 p.m. Wednesday for a preliminary hearing.
According to court documents filed by police, Smith and another man allegedly accosted a 35-year-old Beijing man at about 6:30 a.m. Sept. 3 on Apapane Road.
One of the men allegedly punched the victim in the head and forcibly removed his camera, prescription eyeglasses and a room key card.
The estimated value of the items is $5,400.
Smith was arrested Saturday on Kamehameha Avenue in Hilo and charged with second-degree robbery, a Class B felony punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment and also for a separate warrant for contempt of court.
Takase maintained Smith’s bail at $11,000.