A Hawaii Police Department sergeant later this month will enter pleas in Circuit Court to domestic abuse and terroristic threatening charges stemming from a January domestic dispute in Kapaau.
A Hawaii Police Department sergeant later this month will enter pleas in Circuit Court to domestic abuse and terroristic threatening charges stemming from a January domestic dispute in Kapaau.
Marvin Kelly Troutman Sr., 62, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to abuse of a family/household member and two counts misdemeanor terroristic threatening before District Court Judge Melvin Fujino in Waimea. He subsequently requested a jury trial, which remands the case to Circuit Court for further proceedings.
Troutman is slated to enter his plea to the offense before 3rd Circuit Court Chief Judge Ronald Ibarra on March 12 in South Kona, according to court records.
Troutman is accused of pulling the hair of a 55-year-old woman believed to be his wife or ex-wife, and threatening her and another 18-year-old family member, according to police. A criminal complaint filed by prosecutors identified the woman as Rita Troutman and the 18-year-old as Marvin Troutman Jr.
Troutman also allegedly threatened police officer Jonathan Bartsch when he responded to the scene off Kynnersley Road, police said. The threat to the officer was a physical one that did not involve a weapon.
Troutman has been with the force for more than 21 years, most recently serving as sergeant of the department’s Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit.
He has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation to determine if he violated the department’s general orders and policies. The investigation has wrapped up, however, the process remains ongoing, said Administrative Bureau Assistant Chief Marshall Kanehailua. Any decision as to the outcome of the case would ultimately be rendered by the police chief.
Misdemeanor terroristic threatening, also referred to as second-degree terroristic threatening, and abuse of a family/household member are punishable by up to one year incarceration and up to $2,000 in fines, according to Hawaii Revised Statutes.