Police arrested a 50-year-old Hakalau man late Thursday afternoon for an alleged firearms incident earlier in the day in Puna. ADVERTISING Police arrested a 50-year-old Hakalau man late Thursday afternoon for an alleged firearms incident earlier in the day in
Police arrested a 50-year-old Hakalau man late Thursday afternoon for an alleged firearms incident earlier in the day in Puna.
John Rodrigues Jr. was arrested on suspicion of three counts of first-degree terroristic threatening and six firearms violations. After conferring with prosecutors, police released Rodrigues pending further investigation.
Initially reported at about 10 a.m. as “gunshots fired” in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision, responding officers contacted a group of individuals near where the shots were reported and were able to determine no shots were fired, although firearms were involved in a confrontation.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police nonemergency line at 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.
