32 year-old Logan Arruda-Lorenzo was charged in relation to three incidents including the theft of a Jeep Wrangler originally reported stolen from the Grand Naniloa Hotel Golf Course parking lot,  the theft of a second Jeep Wrangler from the same lot originally which was reported stolen on March 19,
2020, and a resisting an order to stop and excessive speeding case which occurred on March 20,
2024.

Yesterday afternoon, Arruda-Lorenzo made his initial Hilo District Court appearance where his
total bail was set at $282,000.00 and he was ordered to appear for preliminary hearings on
March 28, 2024 and April 4, 2024.

As the first Complaint alleges, Arruda-Lorenzo was charged with Theft in the First
Degree (theft of a motor vehicle, a Jeep Wrangler), Unauthorized Control of a Propelled Vehicle
in the First Degree, Habitual Property Crime, Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree
(possess any amount of methamphetamine), and Driving Without a License.

As the second Complaint alleges, Arruda-Lorenzo was charged with Theft in the First
Degree (theft of a motor vehicle, a Jeep Wrangler), Unauthorized Control of a Propelled Vehicle
in the First Degree, Habitual Property Crime, Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Second Degree
(possess over one-eighth of an ounce of methamphetamine), Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the
Third Degree (possess any amount of methamphetamine), Ownership or Possession Prohibited
(possess a .22 caliber firearm), Ownership or Possession of Ammunition Prohibited,
Manufacturing, Purchasing, or Obtaining Firearm Parts to Assemble a Firearm Having No Serial
Number, and Driving Without a License.

As the third Complaint alleges, Arruda-Lorenzo was charged with Resisting Order to
Stop in the First Degree, Driving Without a License, and two counts of Excessive Speeding.
The most serious offenses, Theft in the First Degree, Ownership or Possession
Prohibited, and Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Second Degree, are all class B felony
offenses which carries a maximum penalty of a ten-year prison term. If convicted as charged,
Prosecutors have provided notice that Arruda-Lorenzo is subject to a mandatory prison term and
will not be eligible for probation.

The cases were initiated by HPD’s South Hilo Patrol while the arrest was made by Officer Manual
Soares IV of South Hilo Patrol.

The felony investigation was handled by HPD’s Crime Reduction Unit, Area I Criminal Investigation Section.

The cases are being prosecuted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Kevin Soong

The charges are merely allegations and the Defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

 

Photo credit: Hawaiʻi County Prosecuting Attorney