Police have charged Eric Wilson Jr. with offenses in connection with incidents involving the theft of a county Mass Transit Agency truck over the weekend, plus shots fired and the torching of the truck on Monday.
Police have charged Eric Wilson Jr. with offenses in connection with incidents involving the theft of a county Mass Transit Agency truck over the weekend, plus shots fired and the torching of the truck on Monday.
At noon Wednesday, Wilson was charged with reckless endangering in the first-degree, terroristic threatening in the first degree, and three firearms offenses. All are felonies.
He was released pending further investigation on his initial arrest for unauthorized control of a stolen vehicle.
Wilson’s bail for these additional offenses has been set at $16,000. He is currently being held in the Hilo cellblock pending his initial appearance in Hilo District Court this afternoon.
Detectives continue to investigate the theft of the county Ford toolbox truck and a Toyota 4Runner and related events, and are seeking the public’s assistance to find two men and two women wanted for questioning in connection with this incident.
Jeremy Rafael Jr. is a 25-year-old Hispanic man also wanted for an outstanding bench warrant. He has no permanent address but frequents the Hilo and Puna areas. He is described as being 5-foot-7, 190 pounds, medium build with black hair and brown eyes. He has “Eveliga” tattooed on his left forearm, a tattoo of a skull on his right bicep and a tribal design on his right forearm.
Keanu Krause is a 21-year-old Mountain View man also wanted for questioning in connection with an unrelated trespassing incident. He is described as part-Hawaiian, 5-foot-10, 145 pounds, slim build with black hair and brown eyes. He has a tattoo “Krause” on his right bicep and “outlawz” on his right rib cage.
Tiani Kapeli-Spencer is a 21-year-old Hawaiian Paradise Park woman who is described as part-Hawaiian, 5-foot-4, 140 pounds, medium build with brown, shoulder-length hair and brown eyes.
Jasmine Saragosa-Taoy is a 23-year-old Hawaiian Paradise Park woman who is described as part-Hawaiian, 5-foot-3, 145 pounds, medium build with black shoulder-length hair and brown eyes.
They may be in the company of each other and should be considered armed and dangerous. The public is advised not to approach them.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police non-emergency line at 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.