Kalihi man accused of murder, arson appears in court
ROSEMARIE BERNARDO / RBERNARDO@STARADVERTISER.COM
Daniel Manuel, 58, appeared in District Court today on charges of arson and murder in connection with a deadly fire in Kalihi Valley on Monday.
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Police officers and firefighters investigated the scene of a house fire at 2934 Kalihi St. on Monday.
Fire investigators have determined that a deadly Kalihi Valley house fire was intentionally set.
The man who allegedly attacked a firefighter at the scene of the blaze, 58-year-old Daniel Manuel, appeared at District Court today on charges of arson and murder in connection with the fire on Monday.
Manuel has been charged with first-degree arson and second-degree murder. His bail was set at $1 million and his preliminary hearing has been set for Friday at District Court.
Fire investigators determined that the fire was intentionally set, according to Honolulu Fire Department Capt. Kevin Mokulehua. However, the origin of the fire has yet to be determined.
The fire department will be transferring the case to police, Mokulehua said.
Police arrested Manuel after a two-alarm fire occurred at the multi-unit, multistory dwelling at 2934 Kalihi St. at about 1:52 a.m. Firefighters found the body of a man inside the living room after crews brought the fire under control.
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The victim’s name is pending notification of next of kin, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office.
A witness told law enforcement that he saw Manuel pour a flammable liquid in one of the bedrooms. He allegedly attacked one of the responding firefighters. Firefighters and a witness detained Manuel until police arrived.
Damage to the structure and its contents is estimated at $240,000.
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scary
Yeah, no? So scary in Kalihi…
Daniel has a history of mental illness. He is always high on drugs and drunk on booze. Sometimes he has sex with prostitutes.
yikes!
nothing wrong with the prostitute side of it……….
Sounds like google and braddah been to the sausage fest a few times together huh?
Allie too.
I’m betting the courts will only incarcerate Daniel for a few days then be placed on probation once they dig up his voter registration records and discover he’s a devout “D” voter.
Photo doesn’t look like a “Daniel”.
Ditto
Who cares about Daniel. Who’s the Lawyer? lol
Just thinking the same. Dang! She’s hot.
Teri Wright.
Hmmm… Daniel’s lucky to get a public defender like that! She’s young & inexperienced, just graduating from Richardson School of Law a few years ago, but sometimes those are the best type of attorneys to get. Young and wanting to prove themselves (plus Native American & definitely easy on the eyes).
She can represent me in court anytime.
And I’d bet my next pay check, you’d want her to represent you OFF the court as well… ha..ha..ha…
lol
You folks, except for Mr. Allie are awful(ly funny)! Those are Danielle’s guys sitting behind her so WATCH IT!
Daniel’s more feminine looking than mr.allie
Haha, maybe a little younger.
Looks like Daniel lost most of his teeth. He looks likes he giving the judge the stink eye.
Ha! Iʻm surprised he doesnʻt look like he just got pummeled after attacking the fireman. If I was a witness to a firehouse beating, I would be ok with it.