$1.51M bail set for Pahoa woman in fatal domestic dispute
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Patricia Ann McConnell
A 42-year-old Pahoa woman made her initial court appearance today in Hilo District Court this afternoon in connection with a fatal domestic dispute of a 45-year-old Pahoa man in Nanawale Thursday night.
Patricia Ann McConnell was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug, according to a news release.
McConnell’s bail is set at $1.51 million, according to a statement from Hawaii County’s Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 30.
According to Hawaii island police, a woman, now identified as McConnell, called dispatch Thursday at around 11:25 p.m. to report that a man, identified as Patrick Gideon John-Bruce Dalrymple-Collins, was not breathing at a Lehua Road home in Puna.
She allegedly told police that a domestic dispute between her and a 45-year-old man escalated when he allegedly tried to kill her and she strangled him to death.
Police said that when officers responded, they found the Dalrymple-Collins in the driver’s seat of a vehicle slumped over, not breathing, without a pulse and his face appeared purple.
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Officers immediately administered Narcan to Dalrymple-Collins, but officials said it was ineffective.
Hawaii Fire Department took over life-saving measures and transported him to the Hilo Benioff Medical Center. While en route, officials pronounced him dead at 11:57 p.m. according to Hawaii island police.
Police arrested McConnell at the scene for second-degree murder and third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug, where she was transported to the Pahoa Police Station for processing and to the East Hawaii Detention Facility in Hilo.
Police said they found a zip-packet of methamphetamine allegedly in McConnell’s pants pocket at the time of her arrest.
Officials performed an autopsy Friday morning and confirmed manner of death a homicide due to strangulation.
McConnell’s case was initiated by Puna Patrol and the felony investigation was led by Hawaii Police Department’s Detective David Po‘ohina, Area I Criminal Investigation Section.
The case is being prosecuted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Rebecca Lester.
