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