Hawai’i Island police charged 54-year-old Gregory Martin Glaser of Mountain View following a shooting that occurred in the Hawaiian Acres subdivision last weekend. After conferring with the County Prosecutors Office, Area I Criminal Investigation Section detectives charged Glaser, whose bail was set at $70,000, with the following offenses.
- Second-degree assault
- Attempted first-degree assault
- First-degree terroristic threatening
- Ownership/possession firearm prohibited
The charges against Glaser stem from an April 1 incident where Puna patrol officers responded to a reported public fight at a residence on Road 2. Upon arriving at the scene, they detained two individuals. As officers continued to investigate, it was determined one of the detainees, a 36-year-old male from Mountain View, had an apparent gunshot wound to his shoulder area. He was treated at the scene and transported to Hilo Medical Center where he was released after being treated for a non-life-threatening injury.
The other detained man was arrested and transported to the Pahoa police station where he was interviewed by detectives and later released pending further investigation.
According to preliminary accounts of the incident, there was a violent affray involving five to six individuals, several of whom were armed with machetes, when the shooting suspect discharged a firearm and subsequently struck the 36-year-old. During the course of this investigation, detectives identified Glaser as the reported shooter. On Sunday April 2, he was located at his residence and arrested without incident. Police ask anyone who may have been in the area and witnessed this incident to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311 or Detective John Balberde at (808) 961-2386 or john.balberde@hawaiicounty.gov.
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