33-year-old Nakalohe Gersaba was arrested and charged with numerous offenses following a spree of Kona vehicle thefts.

On June 7, officers responded to report of a stolen 2020 Jeep Wrangler fronting an address on Lanakoi Place and observed that the Jeep left the area and was being driven by a Gersaba, who was a suspect in multiple recent vehicle theft investigations.

When officers attempted a traffic stop, Gersaba refused officers’ orders and drove the vehicle to the end of a cul-de-sac in a Kealakehe subdivision where he left the vehicle and fled on foot.

Officers located Gersaba hiding in a nearby residence. He resisted arrested and required three officers to place him in handcuffs. A glass smoking pipe and a packet containing approximately two grams of methamphetamine was located with Gersaba.

At the time of his arrest, he was already wanted by police as a suspect in at least seven vehicle theft investigations in the Kona area.

After conferring with the County Prosecutor’s Office, Gersaba was charged with the following offenses:

Eight counts of unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle (auto theft)
Seven counts of first-degree theft
Two counts of reckless driving
Violation of a protective order
Unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle
Second-degree unauthorized entry of a dwelling
First-degree terroristic threatening
Resisting an order to stop a motor vehicle
Resisting arrest
Third-degree promoting a dangerous drug
Driving without a license
Gersaba’s total bail was set at $545,000.

Anyone with information relative to this investigation is encouraged to contact Detective Donovan Kohara at (808) 960-3118 or via email at donovan.kohara@hawaiicounty.gov.

 

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