36 year-old Keli‘i Nobriga-Brown of Hilo was arrested and charged following an incident in the Hilo Safeway parking lot on Sunday, December 15.

According to police, Nobriga-Brown is alleged to have reached for a purse through a vehicle’s front passenger window. He then fled the scene on a bicycle and was later apprehended by South Hilo Patrol officers.

Nobriga-Brown made his initial appearance in Hilo District Court yesterday where his bail was maintained at $41,000.00 and he was ordered to appear for preliminary hearing on December 19, 2024.

As the Complaint alleges, Nobriga-Brown is charged with Unauthorized Entry Into a Motor Vehicle in the First Degree, two counts of Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree (possess any amount of methamphetamine), Promoting a Detrimental Drug in the Third Degree, Ownership or Possession of Ammunition Prohibited, and Place to Keep Ammunition.

Ownership or Possession of Ammunition Prohibited 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. Unauthorized Entry Into a Motor Vehicle in the First Degree and Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree, are both 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. T

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

The case is being prosecuted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Kirsten Selvig.

 

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