Hawai‘i Island police have charged a 47-year-old Pahoa man with felony abuse and firearm charges stemming from an incident in lower Puna.
On Wednesday, April 28, 2021, Puna police made contact with a 29-year-old woman at the Pahoa police station who reported that her boyfriend, identified as Raymond Robello Dias IV, had punched and strangled her at his residence in Nanawale Estates. The woman also reported that Dias took her phone from her when she tried to call 911 and prevented her from leaving the residence for several hours. While speaking with officers, the woman also reported that Dias threatened to kill her and provided information regarding Dias having firearms at the residence.