31-year-old Dylan Jessen Gapp of Kea‘au was arrested and charged following a recent altercation in the Hawaiian Paradise Park (HPP) subdivision.
After conferring with the County Prosecutor’s Office, Area I Criminal Investigation Section detectives charged Gapp with first-degree terroristic threatening. His bail was set at $5,000. On February 25, Puna patrol officers responded to a report of a harassment incident near the intersection of Maku‘u Drive and Beach Road and determined that Gapp confronted a 28-year-old Kea‘au man and attempted to instigate a physical altercation. Although the victim attempted to walk away from Gapp, he reportedly followed the victim while riding an ATV, and subsequently began to chase the him. The victim, who did not sustain any injuries as a result of the incident, stated he had to jump over a rock wall and into nearby bushes to avoid being struck by Gapp and the ATV. A witness to the incident stated he observed a male party chasing another male with an ATV, causing the victim to jump over a rock wall and into some bushes. Gapp posted bail and was released from police custody shortly after being charged. On Tuesday, February 20, Gapp was involved in an altercation with an acquaintance on Kiawe Road, in Kea‘au. The 48-year-old male victim told police that Gapp entered his property on an ATV, and damaged a gate as well as a vehicle, in addition to verbally threatening him. The victim also reported that Gapp was in possession of a firearm; however, no firearm was recovered, and there were no reported injuries. This case has been routed to the County Prosecutor’s Office for their review and final disposition.
Anyone who may have information regarding either of these incidents is asked to contact Detective Kimo Keliipaakaua of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 961-2375, or via email at kimo.keliipaakaua@hawaiicounty.gov. Both of the above incidents followed the February 18 incident on Beach Road in HPP, where Gapp’s 29-year-old girlfriend, Kala‘iokealaula Ashley Nicole Reyes Kanekoa fell off of the sea cliff into the ocean and drowned.
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