43-year-old Earl-Lewis Camacho of Captain Cook was arrested and charged following a standoff with Hawai‘i County Police Department officers on May 19.

According to police, officers later recovered three rifles, a Winchester .22 Magnum rifle, a Marlin Firearms Co. .22 caliber rifle, and a Stevens Model 325-C rifle, and ammunition.

Camacho was scheduled to make his initial appearance in Kona District Court on Friday afternoon; however, he didn’t appear because he remained at Kona Community Hospital under observation.

The District Court found that further detention was warranted, with bail set at $711,000, and rescheduled the arraignment hearing for tomorrow. Prosecutors have filed a motion requesting to detain Camacho without bail.

As the Complaint alleges, Camacho is charged with Kidnapping, Carrying or Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Separate Felony, Felony Abuse of a Family or Household Member (abuse in the presence of a minor), two counts of misdemeanor Abuse of a Family or Household Member, two counts of Terroristic Threatening in the First Degree (dangerous instrument, firearm), three counts of Ownership or Possession of Firearm Prohibited (prior felony convictions), and Ownership or Possession of Ammunition Prohibited (prior felony convictions). The most serious offenses, Carrying or Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Separate Felony and Kidnapping, are both class A felony offenses and carry a penalty of a twenty-year prison term. Terroristic Threatening and Ownership Prohibited, are both class B felony offenses based on the facts and circumstances of the cases, as a firearm was used in the commission of the offenses, and carry a maximum penalty of a ten-year prison term. Felony Abuse is a class C felony offense and carries a maximum penalty of a five-year prison term.

The case is being prosecuted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Annaliese Wolf.

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