Suspect in Maui burglary is missing woman’s ex-boyfriend

The family of missing Maui woman Carly "Charli" Scott, who disappeared in February, is pleased with the arrest of her ex-boyfriend on a burglary charge.

Maui authorities arrested and charged Steven Capobianco Monday with first-degree burglary in an unrelated case. His bail was set at $10,000, and he was still in custody late Monday afternoon.

"They’re happy the police are still pursuing this," said family friend and spokesman Jeff Simon. "Police have been working diligently. …"

Capobianco, Scott’s 24-year-old ex-boyfriend, was the last person to see her Feb. 9 before she disappeared. He admitted to failing a police polygraph test.

Kimberlyn Scott reported Feb. 10 that her daughter, who was five months’ pregnant, was missing. Her disappearance remained a missing-persons case until March 7, when police reclassified it as a murder.

Police said Capobianco was a person of interest, but never named him as a suspect. He told Scott’s sisters and a reporter in February that he failed a police polygraph test.

Scott’s family expressed their gratitude Monday to police on their Facebook page dedicated to finding Scott.

The "Find Charli Scott" Facebook page commented on Capobianco’s arrest, noting it was "unrelated to Charli and Joshua." Joshua was the name Scott had chosen for her unborn son.

But it also says: "The wheels are turning. Thank you to the officers who are working so hard. … I want them ALL to know. I know you are doing all you can legally to find out what happened to Charli and Joshua."

Scott’s torched Toyota 4-Runner was found Feb. 12 in Peahi, and her clothing and personal items were found Feb. 13.

In the burglary case, police said that during an unrelated Feb. 25 investigation, a Haiku woman told a detective she suspected Capobianco of the September burglary at her home in which she had two computers and jewelry stolen and her vehicle tires slashed.

Police said the burglary occurred between Sept. 18 and 19 on Eono Place. A Dell laptop computer valued at $200 and a 20-inch iMac computer, valued at $1,400, were taken.

Police conducted an unrelated search of Capobianco’s home Feb. 27 and recovered a computer and jewelry. Police said the woman identified some of the jewelry as hers, but the computer belonged to Capobianco.

Capobianco was convicted twice in 2013. He was convicted Feb. 28, 2013, of driving under the influence of an intoxicant, and on July 10 he pleaded no contest to drug charges.