KAILUA-KONA — A judge dismissed a charge of disorderly conduct after a Holualoa man was arrested last February due to an incident on a Kona-bound flight last year.
Dannford Vorus Davis, 43, entered a not guilty plea on Feb. 18, 2016, after he was taken into custody in January for allegedly becoming belligerent while aboard Alaska Airlines flight 845 from Oakland, California.
According to FBI Special Agent Tom Simon, Davis was disruptive and an off-duty law enforcement officer restrained him until landing at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport.
While he was originally detained by the FBI, Davis was arrested and charged in Hawaii County.
On March 21, 2016, the judge dismissed the charge with prejudice, meaning the case is over and cannot be brought back before the court.
On Tuesday, Davis’ attorney Frederick Gregg said he didn’t remember the specifics of the case.
“I’m guessing if it was a serious matter it would’ve gone to a federal court rather than to a state court,” Gregg said. “Disorderly conduct is a petty misdemeanor at most. It’s a pretty low-level offense.”
Chase Murray, deputy prosecutor, said the prosecutor on the case at the time filed for a dismissal due to need for further investigation related to the jurisdiction issue because the incident occurred two hours outside of Kona over the Pacific Ocean.
The case was never recharged because it appeared the county lacked jurisdiction and the FBI declined to charge it, Murray said.