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A preliminary hearing for Eric Fontes Jr., which was scheduled for Monday, was delayed at his attorney’s request.
A preliminary hearing for Eric Fontes Jr., which was scheduled for Monday, was delayed at his attorney’s request.
The hearing now is scheduled for 10 a.m. Feb. 19 in Hilo District Court.
Fontes is charged with second-degree murder and other offenses in connection with the Jan. 1 shooting death of Barton Bumatay in Hawaiian Paradise Park.
He remains in Hawaii Community Correctional Center in lieu of $727,000 bail.