Man charged in Kamehameha spear theft

The man who allegedly took the spear off of the King Kamehameha statue in Hilo was charged Friday afternoon.

William Roy Carroll III, 31, a former Oahu resident who currently has no permanent address on the Big Island, was charged with second-degree theft, third-degree theft and second-degree criminal property damage. His bail was set at $11,000, according to the Hawaii Police Department.

Police said he removed the 6-foot section of the spear, possibly with a pipe and chain taken from a nearby car lot. It was recovered in undergrowth along a nearby channel on Tuesday.

Carroll remains at the Hilo police cellblock pending his initial court appearance scheduled for Monday.