A Hilo man and his son are facing various charges after being stopped in a vehicle that was reported stolen during a Dec. 9 burglary in Hilo.
Tyson Prim, 37, and his son, 18-year-old Kyson Dameron, both of Hilo, were arrested Dec. 11 after police stopped a sports utility vehicle that had been reported stolen during a Dec. 9 burglary on Kupukupu Street in Hilo, according to the Hawaii County Police Department. Several other unidentified items were taken during the alleged burglary.
The two men were taken to the Hilo police cellblock pending further investigation. On Dec. 12, Dameron was released pending further investigation.
Immediately upon Dameron’s release, South Hilo patrol officers arrested him on suspicion of fraudulent use of a credit card in an unrelated case. The card, along with jewelry and cash, was reportedly taken during a Dec. 2 burglary in the Waiakea area. The card had been reportedly used at various Hilo businesses 15 times between the time of the burglary and Dameron’s arrest.
On Dec. 13, Prim was charged with unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle. His bail was set at $10,000, according to police.
Later that day, South Hilo Patrol officers charged Dameron with first-degree burglary, 16 counts of theft, eight counts of forgery, 15 counts of fraudulent use of a credit card and 15 counts of identity theft, according to police. He was also charged with two counts of first-degree burglary for alleged break-ins on Dec. 4 and 10 in Waiakea, during which a laptop, jewelry and cash were allegedly stolen. Dameron’s bail was set at $106,750.