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Friday June 17th, 2016 :: 01:50 p.m. HST

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06-17-16 Pahoa man arrested for assault on man in wheelchair

Hawaiʻi Police Department
Puna District
Sergeant Brandon Konanui
Phone: 965-2716
Report No. C16015481


Media Release

A Pāhoa man has been charged with two offenses in connection with an assault on a man in a wheelchair.

In response to a 10:46 p.m. call on June 7, police determined that a 57-year-old man had been assaulted in Pāhoa Town. The victim, who uses a wheelchair, has no permanent address but frequents the Pāhoa Town area.

Investigation led to the identity of the suspect as 35-year-old Christopher Mohrlang of Pāhoa.

Friday morning (June 17), Mohrlang turned himself in to police at the Pāhoa police station. He was charged with two counts of third-degree assault and then released from police custody after posting $1,000 bail.

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