Hawaii Island police have charged a 35-year-old Honokaa man with a variety of felony and misdemeanor offenses in connection with a domestic violence incident that occurred in Hilo Thursday evening.
Hawaii Island police have charged a 35-year-old Honokaa man with a variety of felony and misdemeanor offenses in connection with a domestic violence incident that occurred in Hilo Thursday evening.
Bronson Lee Ganigan was charged with kidnapping, use of a firearm in the commission of a separate felony, first-degree terroristic threatening, abuse of a family or household member, cruelty to animals, second-degree assault and second-degree reckless endangering, according to the Hawaii Police Department.
South Hilo patrol officers were summoned to the Kaumana neighborhood on a domestic violence incident involving the use of a firearm. The victim reported being held against her will from Tuesday morning until Thursday when she was able to escape and run for help approximately a 1/4-mile away to a family member’s residence. At one point during this incident, the suspect was said to have beat and killed a small dog.
Ganigan was held at the Hilo cellblock in lieu of $34,500 bail pending his initial court appearance Monday.
Anyone with information about this incident should asked call the department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311 or Detective Christopher Ragasa of the Juvenile Aid Section at 961-8843 or Christopher.ragasa@hawaiicounty.gov.
Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. A ll Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.