Man, 36, arrested after allegedly attacking wife, police officer, 71-year-old man in McCully area
A 36-year-old man was arrested this morning after allegedly slapping his wife, punching a law enforcement officer and pushing and injuring a 71-year-old man in the McCully area.
At around 10:40 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to a “possible burglary and abuse” case in the McCully area, the Honolulu Police Department reported. Officers arrived at the scene and spoke with a 37-year-old woman who said her husband, the 36-year-old suspect, had slapped and threatened her with a dangerous instrument.
Additionally, 71-year-old man at the scene told police that, earlier in the evening, the suspect had threatened him with a dangerous instrument and pushed him, causing him to fall and hit his head on a wall.
HPD later reported that the suspect also allegedly assaulted a 56-year-old woman.
The suspect then allegedly punched one of the police officers who located him and was trying to arrest him. The officer is described as a 28-year-old man.
At around 12:20 a.m. today, the suspect was arrested on suspicion of first-degree burglary, first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, first-degree terroristic threatening, abuse of a family or household member and second-degree assault.
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