KAILUA-KONA A Kailua-Kona man has been indicted on felony assault charges stemming from a reported stabbing June 6 in Kalaoa, Kona.
KAILUA-KONA — A Kailua-Kona man has been indicted on felony assault charges stemming from a reported stabbing June 6 in Kalaoa, Kona.
Jared Dunn, 39, was charged with two counts second-degree assault in the indictment handed down last week by a Kona grand jury.
Dunn is free after being released on his own recognizance during an initial appearance June 10 in Kona District Court before Judge Cynthia Tai. Prior to that hearing, he was being held on $10,000 bail in connection with the alleged stabbing of two Kailua-Kona men June 6 at an Ahililani Street home in Kalaoa.
A preliminary hearing scheduled for July 8 has been rendered unnecessary by the indictment and the case will be heard in Kona Circuit Court.
Dunn was originally charged June 7 following a reported stabbing around 9:15 p.m. the night prior on Ahililani Street in Kalaoa. Upon arrival, police found two Kailua-Kona men with injuries to their head and face.
The victims, ages 25 and 62, were taken to Kona Community Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Second-degree assault is a Class C felony punishable by up to five years imprisonment upon conviction.
