43-year-old Jerry Rosales of Carson, California was arrested and charged with first-degree burglary and domestic related offenses following a recent incident in Hilo.
On February 20, Hilo patrol officers responded to a domestic incident call from a witness who heard an argument within a Kilauea Avenue residence. The witness entered the home and observed Rosales push the victim onto the bed, get on top of her, and threaten her with a knife.
Rosales fled and was located by officers in the garage of a neighboring house. Officers located the knife on Rosales, and determined he is the victim’s ex-boyfriend who was in town for a family event. In the course of their investigation, detectives from the Area I Juvenile Aid Section determined that Rosales entered the victim’s house through a bedroom window, struck her on her leg with a closed fist punch, and covered her mouth and nose with his hand restricting her ability to breath. Rosales also damaged the victim’s cell phone when she attempted to make a call for help. After conferring with the County Prosecutor’s Office, detectives from the Area I Juvenile Aid Section charged Rosales with the following offenses:
- First-degree burglary
- First-degree terroristic threatening
- Abuse of a family household member (strangulation)
- Abuse of a family household member
- Third-degree criminal property damage
Police ask anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact Detective Patrick Aurello of the Area I Juvenile Aid Section, at (808) 961-8810, or via email at patrick.aurello@hawaiicounty.gov.
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