A Kona grand jury recently indicted 26 year-old Jacqueline Keanaaina of Kona.

Keanaaina was charged in relation to two incidents, a March 10 incident where she was apprehended as a passenger in a stolen vehicle that was involved in an officer-involved shooting and an attempted burglary incident at an Ocean View residence on February 26.

Yesterday Keanaaina made her initial appearance in Kona Circuit Court. Her trial was set for August 15, 2023. She remains in custody in lieu of $100,000.00 bail.

As the Indictment alleges, Keanaaina was charged with 18 offenses including, Attempted Unauthorized Control of a Propelled Vehicle in the First Degree, Resisting Order to Stop in the First Degree, Attempted Burglary in the First Degree, Ownership of Possession of Ammunition Prohibited, Carrying or Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Separate Felony, Carrying or Possessing a Loaded Firearm on a Public Highway, Place to Keep Loaded Firearms Other Than Pistols and Revolvers, Place to Keep Unloaded Firearms Other Than Pistols and Revolvers, two counts Ownership or Possession of Firearm Prohibited (shotgun and rifle), and eight counts of Unauthorized Possession of Confidential Personal Information (credit card and/or debit cards). The most serious offense, Carrying or Use of Firearm in the Commission of a Separate Felony, is a class A felony which carries a penalty of a twenty-year prison term.

The felony investigation was led by Detective Jason Foxworthy and assisted by Detectives Len Hamakado and Donovan Kohara, Area II Criminal Investigations Division, Hawai‘i Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Chase Murray.

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

 

Photo credit: Hawaiʻi County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office