Police release suspect in fatal stabbing
A 39-year-old man who was arrested after the fatal stabbing of an Oahu man in a confrontation over a stolen bag has been released pending further investigation, police Capt. Britt Nishijo said.
Killed was Brycen Iona, 20, of Kaneohe. Iona died due to a stab wound to his chest, the Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office said Monday.
Police said Iona was part of a group walking near the concession area of Queen’s Surf at about 2:25 a.m. Sunday when a member of the group stole a bag and ran to their car. The owner of the bag confronted them, and an argument ensued, police said.
Police allege that Iona struck the owner and that the owner stabbed Iona and another man.
The bag’s owner fled but was found a few blocks away on Kalakaua Avenue and arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder, second-degree assault and resisting arrest, as well as a contempt violation. He was released without charges. The stabbing suspect, who has no local address, has prior convictions for two misdemeanor assaults.
Woman found floating in pool dies
One of two people who were in critical condition from near-drownings in a swimming pool at a Honolulu apartment has died, the city Medical Examiner’s Office said Monday.
The woman, 25, was pronounced dead at an emergency care hospital.
The Medical Examiner’s Office said it was still attempting to identify the woman.
Tenants found the woman and a man, 29, floating in the pool at the Makini at Kinau, 1050 Kinau St., at about 2 p.m. Sunday, authorities said. An police officer and an emergency medical technician applied CPR to both of them.
Both were taken to separate hospitals.
