A 23-year-old man accused of a car theft and attempted gunpoint carjacking on July 24 faces numerous charges. ADVERTISING A 23-year-old man accused of a car theft and attempted gunpoint carjacking on July 24 faces numerous charges. Police on Thursday
A 23-year-old man accused of a car theft and attempted gunpoint carjacking on July 24 faces numerous charges.
Police on Thursday charged Tyler Leopoldino, who was apprehended by an auto theft task force, with three counts of unauthorized control of a stolen vehicle, two counts each of first-degree terroristic and driving without a license, plus single counts of first-degree robbery, first-degree attempted unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle, resisting an order to stop, reckless driving, unauthorized possession of confidential personal information, third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug, third-degree promotion of a harmful drug and drug paraphernalia.
The most serious charge, first-degree robbery, carries a possible 20-year prison term upon conviction.
Leopoldino’s bail was set at $231,000 and he’s being held at Hawaii Community Correctional Center pending his initial appearance in Hilo District Court Friday.
