28 year-old Ha‘aheo Chan of Mountain View was arrested and charged for the theft of a trailer originally reported stolen from the Hawai‘i Academy of Arts and Sciences School campus.

On October 30, officers recovered the trailer from a Sandalwood Drive residence in Pahoa. Officers also executed a search warrant upon a bedroom and recovered a .22 caliber Jennings brand pistol, .22 caliber ammunition, over ten grams of methamphetamine, and a glass smoking pipe.

As the Complaint alleges, Chan is charged with Theft in the Second Degree, Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Second Degree, Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree, Ownership or Possession of Ammunition Prohibited, and Ownership or Possession of Firearm Prohibited. Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Second Degree is a class B felony offense which carries a penalty of either a ten-year prison term or four years probation and up to eighteen months in jail. Theft in the Second Degree and Ownership or Possession Prohibited, as charged in this case, are all class C felony offenses which carry a penalty of either a five-year prison term or four years probation and up twelve months in jail.

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

The case is being prosecuted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Patrick Muñoz.

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