A 48-year-old Hawaiian Ocean View Estates man was arrested and charged with several offenses following an incident in which a firearm was discharged on Makaala Street in Hilo.
About 12:46 a.m. Thursday, police responded to a call that a firearm had been discharged in the Hilo Industrial Area. Officers contacted witnesses and located a vehicle parked on Makaala Street.
Police linked the vehicle to Allen Benjamin III. He was taken into custody while detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section conducted further investigation.
No one was injured as a result of the firearm being discharged. Detectives recovered ammunition and a firearm.
At 9 p.m. Thursday, after conferring with the prosecutor’s office, detectives charged Benjamin with second-degree reckless endangering, first-degree theft and three gun offenses. His bail was set at $15,000.