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Pearl City man indicted in Kalihi fatality

COURTESY HPD

Brandon Reis

An Oahu grand jury today indicted a 33-year-old Pearl City man on a charge of attempted murder in connection with the death of a 36-year-old man who was run over by his own car in Kalihi.

Brandon Reis was indicted on attempted second-degree murder and four related weapons charges, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office said today. His bail was confirmed at $1 million.

Initially, Reis was charged Sunday with manslaughter, first-degree terroristic threatening and three firearm offenses in connection with June 22 death of Kyen Knowles.

According to a police affidavit, surveillance video shows a man walking up to Knowles’ car at about 5 p.m. while pulling out a handgun.

The affidavit said that when Knowles tried to reverse the vehicle to get out of the way, Reis apparently fired the gun into the car. Knowles then tried to exit the vehicle and was accidentally run over on Waterhouse Street, the affidavit said.

Knowles’ family said prior to the shooting he had been involved in an argument at a fast-food restaurant.

Reis was arrested Friday. He had been out on bonds totaling $350,000 in connection with four separate criminal trials, which had been delayed for various reasons. Charges from 2011 to 2014 include first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, three counts of kidnapping, use of a firearm and impersonating a law enforcement officer as well as a drugs-related offense and car theft.

2 responses to “Pearl City man indicted in Kalihi fatality”

  1. Pocho says:

    Why was this career criminal out on the streets and you don’t have to scratch your head how he came up with $350k to do so. Poor good boy Reis was fed up knowing he’s going to be behind bars and just cracked. Poor son

  2. Carang_da_buggahz says:

    Once again, a career criminal with a rap sheet a mile long, is finally involved in a “fatality”. Regardless, this loser was on track to take a life some time, some way. Why is it that the only time the criminal “justice” system finally pays serious attention to these thugs is when a life is taken? For every judge in this man’s past who treated him with leniency, how do you sleep at night?

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