A 35-year-old woman who hid under blankets in the back of a sport utility vehicle with accused cop killer Justin Waiki told police she held his handgun and extra rounds in a small paper bag while he went for a swim at a South Point beach shortly before a massive manhunt came to an end Friday.
Jamie Jason told police Waiki, 33, revealed to her his plans “to shoot it out with police,” and asked her to join him in the back of a Toyota 4Runner, according to a court document filed Monday by the state to hold three alleged accomplices without bail.
Waiki, who had evaded police for three days after allegedly fatally shooting police officer Bronson Kaliloa, 46, at a Mountain View traffic stop on July 17, was fatally wounded in a shootout with police Friday at a roadblock in Kau. Jason, who was also wounded in the gunfire, was taken to the hospital with leg injuries and has not yet been charged.
| The Hawaii Police Department announced that the funeral service for officer Bronson Kaimana Kaliloa has been moved from the Ballard Family Mortuary to the Hilo Civic Auditorium to accommodate attendance by the public.
Kaliloa is survived by wife Casey and three children. The service will take place Aug. 4.
Family-only visitation: 7:30-8:30 a.m.
General visitation: 8:30-10 a.m.
Service: 10-11:30 a.m.
The Kaliloa family has opened the event to the public. Following the service a funeral procession will leave the Civic Auditorium to the Puna district, passing the Pahoa Police Station, then back into Hilo, passing the Central Hilo Police Station and ending at Homelani Cemetery for the burial service to follow. The procession will be limited to family members and first responders. The burial service will be open to the public.
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Hilo Medical Center said Sgt. Bryan Tina, who was shot during the confrontation and had been in stable condition, was not listed as a patient Monday night and had presumably been released from the hospital.
Three others in the SUV — Malia Lajala, 30, and Jorge Pagan-Torres, 35, of Hilo and Krystle Ferreira, 29, of Waimea — were charged Sunday as accomplices to Waiki in the Kaliloa murder. They made their first court appearance Monday in Kona District Court on charges of first-degree hindering prosecution, criminal conspiracy, complicity to attempted first-degree murder and illegal firearm possession. They were denied bail.
Lajala and Ferreira were also charged with third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug.
They are scheduled to appear in court today for a preliminary hearing and bail hearing.
Police continued Monday to search for four other suspected accomplices.
On Friday were able to determine Waiki’s possible whereabouts by pinging cellphones.
Jason also told police the three charged suspects knew from Facebook that police were setting up a roadblock on South Point Road.
After Waiki’s swim Jason returned the handgun to him and accepted his invitation to join him in the back of the SUV. The three others concealed them with blankets and other items.
Six members of the Hawaii County Police Department’s Special Response Team established a checkpoint on South Point Road about a mile or two from the Kamaoa Road intersection when a silver 2011 Toyota 4Runner approached.
Four officers — Sgt. Bryan Tina, Officers Wayne Kenison, Kevin Brodie and Patrick Aurello — approached the vehicle. After the initial contact with the driver — Pagan-Torres — and the two female occupants, a sergeant approached the back of the vehicle and opened the rear hatch.
Waiki allegedly opened fire at the sergeant, striking him multiple times. The other approach team fired back and killed Waiki. Jason received a gunshot wound to the leg and a broken femur.
Police recovered from inside the SUV numerous rounds of ammunition, small amounts of what appeared to be black-tar heroin and methamphetamine, and $620 in cash. They also found a .38-caliber revolver at the scene, reported stolen in March.
According to the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center, Pagan-Torres has a criminal record of 21 convictions, three of which are felonies for promotion of a dangerous drug, forgery and unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle.
Lajala has a criminal record of 14 convictions, two of which are felonies for robbery and attempted burglary.
Ferreira has no criminal record.
On Monday, Judge Margaret Masunaga agreed with the state’s argument that the three suspects are a danger to the community and pose flight risks, and that, given the totality of the circumstances, they should be held without bail.
Police are investigating whether more individuals assisted Waiki while he was on the run after allegedly shooting and killing Kaliloa.
Police are searching for Joey I. Camacho, 31, of no known address; Shaun Candaroma, 47, of Hilo; Pomaikai Martin, 26, of King’s Landing in Hilo; and Latoya Poepoe-Spalding, 27, also of King’s Landing.
Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to call officer William Brown at 961-2384 or email him at william.brown@hawaiicounty.gov.
Electronically Filed THIRD CIRCUIT 3DCW-18-0002036 23-JUL-2018 by Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Scribd
Electronically Filed THIRD CIRCUIT 3DCW-18-0002036 23-JUL-2018 by Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Scribd
Correction: Officer Bronson Kaimana Kaliloa’s funeral service is Aug. 4, not Aug. 3.
