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Mayor Wright stabbing suspect released without charges

By Star-Advertiser staff

POSTED: 08:03 a.m. HST, Jan 30, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 12:05 p.m. HST, Jan 30, 2012

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Honolulu police released a 33-year-old man arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing Friday night at the Mayor Wright housing project.

Police arrested the man Friday night after a fight involving several people that left one man dead and three others wounded, one critically.

Prosecutors declined to file charges because of self-defense issues, said Dave Koga, a spokesman for the Honolulu Prosecutor's Office.

This is the third time in a week that police released a suspect in a fatal stabbing without charges. Police released a 39-year-old homeless man following a fatal stabbing at Kapiolani Park in the early morning hours of January 23. Detectives arrested another man, 42, in connection with the case on Friday, then released him without charges Sunday night when proseuctors raised concerns about whether the stabbing was in self defense. Police said the victim, Brycen Iona, 20, of Kaneohe, got into a confrontation with the suspect over a bag stolen from the suspect. 

The Medical Examiner's Office this morning identified the Mayor Wright victim as Esewil Y. Rekis, of Mililani. Chersita Bossy, who lives at Mayor Wright, said Rekis was her cousin and was 32 years old. She said he was a father of three, including a daughter who just turned 1, and he worked at a movie theater in Mililani.

She said Rekis had been visiting to organize prayers at people's homes because he had his own ministry.

Police said the incident began with an argument involving several people about 6:45 p.m., and a 33-year-old man pulled out a knife and stabbed Rekis, who later died at the hospital. Three other men, 32, 35 and 53, had possible stab wounds and were also taken to the hospital, police said. Officers arrested the 33-year-old man for investigation of second-degree murder.

The Hawaii Public Housing Authority's executive director said the agency is working to improve security at Mayor Wright housing.

Housing officials plan to hold a public meeting with residents Thursday about security issues and has started installing new fencing to close unsecured entry points and is looking at installing security cameras on property and creating a curfew.

Rekis was the second victim in a fatal stabbing at Mayor Wright homes in five months. TJ Mori, 24, who was Bossy's brother-in-law, was also stabbed to death in September. Takson Krstoth has been charged in that case.






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scooters wrote:
What else do you expect for people who live in "Public Housing"? They show no respect for the homes that are "GIVEN" to them and yet you expect them to respect themselves and be a productive citizen. Public housing should be a temporary situation until they can get on the feet and move out. Not raise generations after generations of the same family in the same unit. Cage'em in like animals if that's they way they want to live. Get the bad ones out of the housing and put in security guards that have the gut's to enforce the rules.
on January 30,2012 | 01:47PM
D2W wrote:
well said..
on January 30,2012 | 01:57PM
Grimbold wrote:
Subhumans among them such as criminals , druggies parasites,and new immigrants and able bodoied individuals should be evicted.
on January 30,2012 | 02:05PM
kuewa wrote:
So, the message from HPD and the legal system is that it's OK to stab others to death as long as you can concoct some kind of life-threatening self-defense story. And it's also OK to carry concealed knives just in case you need to stab a bunch of people, including your own friends and relatives who might have decided to argue with you. Can someone suggest the best type of knife to carry around for this purpose?
on January 30,2012 | 02:00PM
Grimbold wrote:
If one subhuman attacks another its self defence, and there should be no public agencies involved.
on January 30,2012 | 02:07PM
johncdechon wrote:
Well, knives are better than nothing, but since it's a contact-weapon you have to get too close to your assailant(s). Not good. I'd rather see HI join the rest of the Union and allow its citizens to carry a concealed handgun. Yes, ON PAPER it already does, but Police Chief Kealoha doesn't issue any permits, so people have to defend themselves any way they can (which apparently means resorting to knives in HI). How can you blame THEM? Instead, blame the ATTACKERS. Whatever, I am glad to hear the HPD actually DOES investigate to see if a "confrontation incident" is self-defense, and if it is, don't press charges. Good for them -- and thanks to them for at least that.
on January 30,2012 | 03:19PM
sak wrote:
a Machete
on January 31,2012 | 08:34AM
livinginhawaii wrote:
It must be self defense if he is released without charges. What kind of minister and father of three joins a gang to beat up a guy?
on January 30,2012 | 02:14PM
atilter wrote:
After reading the article, I'm still in the dark as to did what to whom as the use of pronouns are actually very vague in their referencing usage. Grammatically speaking, this article sucks because it merely clouds the issue and promotes misconceptions and ultimately elicits useless commentary that does help to solving the underlying problems. Haste in trying to just put out an article (no matter by whom) is a general dis-service to the reading public. I would rather see nothing than some ill-thought words tat do nothing but promote hate and more violence.
on January 30,2012 | 05:12PM
clum56 wrote:
This is nothing new, that comes with the area.
on January 31,2012 | 04:31AM
sleepy wrote:
Just let them kill each other. Animals.
on January 31,2012 | 05:09AM
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