HONOLULU — A man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of an Oahu teenager who had been missing for several days before her body was found in Wahiawa.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports Honolulu police say the 21-year-old man was charged Saturday with second-degree murder and was being held in lieu of $500,000 bail.
He is expected to make his first court appearance today in District Court.
The man was arrested at about 2 p.m. Friday in Wahiawa in connection with the death of 19-year-old Nelibeth Albert.
Police say Albert was reported missing Wednesday after she left her home in Wahiawa at about 9 a.m. Tuesday and never returned.
Police say Albert had an intellectual disability.
Police say her body was found Friday and the slaying occurred at about 1 p.m. Tuesday.