Robbery suspect arrested twice in 3 days

A 22-year-old Puna man was arrested Thursday in a terroristic threatening case some two days after he was released by police in a robbery case, Hawaii County police said Friday.

Gary Simpkins, of Hawaiian Beaches, sought by police on a robbery charge, turned himself in to police on Monday. He was charged with the felony Tuesday, and after posting a $5,000 bond later that day, was released from police custody.

At 8:50 p.m. Thursday, Simpkins was arrested on suspicion of terroristic threatening, criminal property damage and unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle after he allegedly used a bat to smash four windows on a vehicle occupied by a 21-year-old woman and her 3-year-old son in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision of Puna. He was later charged with the offenses, bail was set at $12,000 and he remains in police custody.

Police are investigating a shooting in the parking lot of the Turtle Bay Resort that left two people in critical condition Friday night.

According to an Emergency Medical Services report, the victims were a 17-year-old girl and a 19-year-old man. Both apparently were shot in the head.

Both were treated and transported to a hospital.

The incident was reported at 8:30 p.m.

No further details were available.