Hawaii Island police have arrested and charged 34-year-old Leroy Castro III, of Volcano, with an array of firearms related offenses and revocation of probation.
Castro was charged Wednesday night with two-counts of ownership prohibited, registration firearm mandatory, permit to acquire, deadly weapons prohibited, and two-counts of first-degree theft. Bail was set at $103,000, according to the Hawaii Police Department.
The man had been sought by police for an outstanding warrant for revocation of probation, as well as for questioning as a possible witness relative to an unrelated investigation.
At 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, members of the Area I Special Enforcement Unit located Castro at a residence on Omeka Road, in Fern Forest. Castro reportedly attempted to evade police, however, was captured after a short foot pursuit. Upon arrest, Castro was in possession of a fanny-pack that officers recovered.
Detectives obtained a search warrant for the fanny-pack, which yielded the recovery of a loaded pistol. The pistol was later determined to be stolen, according to police.