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WAILUKU A Wailuku man was stopped for driving without a license before police seized quantities of drugs in a search of his vehicle last week, a police officer testified Wednesday.
Robert Cramer, 37, was charged with three counts of first-degree promotion of a dangerous drug, four counts of possessing drug paraphernalia, second-degree promotion of a detrimental drug, driving while his license was suspended or revoked and driving without a license.
At a preliminary hearing in Wailuku District Court, Crime Reduction Unit officer Adam Akau said police stopped Cramer in a pickup truck at 1:25 p.m. Feb. 18 near the park-and-ride at Kuihelani Highway and Puunene Avenue.
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WAILUKU A man who was reportedly frustrated when he couldn’t find his vehicle keys was arrested Wednesday afternoon for allegedly setting his van on fire at a gas station in Kihei.
Reynaldo Onnagan, 45, was charged with second-degree arson and habitual property crime.
He had parked his van near the car wash at Kihei Texaco at 1281 S. Kihei Road in a location that was 40 feet from gas pumps, 50 feet from a propane tank and 7 feet from a gas refuel receptacle, Deputy Prosecutor Brant Yoshimoto said during Onnagan’s initial appearance Thursday in Wailuku District Court.
“He was frustrated he couldn’t find his vehicle keys,” and began blaming employees, Yoshimoto said.
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WAILUKU A judge kept bail at $10,000 for a man who allegedly used a piece of wood to attack an unarmed man at a Kihei encampment last year.
Morley Kaliczynski, 31, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault and first-degree assault.
He was arrested last month on the charges stemming from the assault Nov. 17.
With Kaliczynski in isolation Thursday at the Maui Community Correctional Center, his attorney, David Wiltsie, asked for bail to be cut in half so the defendant might have a chance of posting it.
Deputy Prosecutor Johann Smith asked for the bail amount to be maintained, saying Kaliczynski has no ties to the community.
WAILUKU A man charged with attempted murder
for allegedly stabbing his wife during a Super Bowl party was ordered to have no contact with her, as he was arraigned Thursday.
Ricardo “Rico” Tavares Jr., 40, of Wailuku pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted murder.
He allegedly used a 12-inch kitchen knife to slash and stab his 41-year-old wife at least seven times in the bathroom of their house after they got into an argument during a Super Bowl party at the home Feb. 7, Deputy Prosecutor Brandon Segal said during Tavares’ initial appearance last week in Wailuku District Court.
He said the woman’s 76-year-old father and 10-year-old daughter were among the witnesses.
THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor occurred during the period of Feb. 10 to 12. The listings include the offender’