Bautista
WAILUKU — For a jealous attack that caused his wife to suffer fractured ribs and a collapsed lung, a Kahului man was sentenced Wednesday to prison terms totaling 15 years.
“These offenses are so serious,” 2nd Circuit Judge Rhonda Loo said in ordering consecutive sentencing for Rommel Bautista. “You could have killed your wife.
“There was no part of your wife’s body that was untouched. She complained of pain to almost every single part of her body from head to toe — head, neck, chest, ears, throat, legs and the list goes on and on.”
Bautista, 41, had pleaded no contest to second-degree assault, first-degree terroristic threatening and felony abuse of a family member. In exchange for his pleas, the prosecution dismissed four other charges, including second-degree attempted murder.