Three men are awaiting charges in connection with an assault that occurred Thursday evening in Hilo.
Three men are awaiting charges in connection with an assault that occurred Thursday evening in Hilo.
At 7:18 p.m., police responded to a report of a 26-year-old Hilo man being punched and kicked by several men as the victim sat in his truck in front of a Punawai Street residence in Hilo. The victim told police that he was also struck with a wrench by one of the suspects, all of whom later fled in a van before police arrived.
The victim was taken to the Hilo Medical Center where he was treated for injuries to his head and torso before being released, according to the Hawaii Police Department.
At 7:30 p.m., police located the suspects at an apartment complex in the 400 block of Waianuenue Avenue. The three men, 33-year-old Wailani Kenui, 26-year-old Gavin Calicdan and 30-year-old Matthew Haraguchi, who are all from Hilo, were arrested without incident and taken to the Hilo cellblock while detectives continued the investigation .