Grand jury indicts Hilo man accused of stabbing neighbor to death
COURTESY HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Keoni Peter Tosie Brown
A Hawaii County grand jury has indicted Keoni Peter Tosie Brown of Hilo today in Saturday’s stabbing death of his 81-year-old neighbor and the threatening of a 38-year-old neighbor.
The 30-year-old man appeared cuffed and shackled in Hilo District Court on charges of second-degree murder and first-degree terroristic threatening for a preliminary hearing, but because of the indictment, there was no need for the preliminary hearing.
His bail was confirmed at $2.02 million.
Brown was arrested 7:30 a.m. Saturday and charged Sunday.
A neighbor told police she witnessed Brown allegedly stabbing 81-year-old Lola Loebl in the mouth. She recognized Brown, who lives in a shipping container on the property next door to Loebl. Loebl was reportedly stabbed multiple times in the face and mouth.
