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A 31-year-old man was arrested and charged with robbery, assault and other crimes after he allegedly crashed a stolen car in Kahului and threatened a responding police officer.
Justin Feliciano, who is known to frequent the Kahului area, is accused of forcefully taking keys to a silver 2017 Toyota Camry from an 88-year-old California woman in the 3600 block area of Baldwin Avenue in Makawao at about 2:07 p.m. Thursday, the Maui Police Department said Friday. He then fled northbound on Baldwin Avenue in the Camry.
At about 2:15 p.m., Central Dispatch received a reckless driving complaint of a vehicle matching the stolen Camry driving at a high rate of speed on Haleakala Highway near Firebreak Road. A few minutes later at about 2:19 p.m., Central Dispatch received multiple reports of a motor vehicle accident at 260 Hana Highway in Kahului. Police said that Feliciano was reportedly driving west in the eastbound lanes of Hana Highway before colliding with a silver 2004 Toyota Corolla.
The Camry was reportedly inoperable due to the crash, and Feliciano fled the scene on foot before police arrived, making gestures that he was in possession of a firearm, police said.
At about 2:21 p.m., a Wailuku patrol officer responded to the scene, where Feliciano returned shortly after. Feliciano approached the officer in an aggressive manner, making threats to having a firearm and making statements that he was going to shoot the officer, police said. Fearing for public safety, the officer drew his firearm and ordered Feliciano to comply with his directions, which Feliciano refused, police said. He then started to advance toward the officer, making several attempts to grab the officer’s firearm. The officer then noticed that Feliciano did not have a weapon and holstered his firearm.
With the assistance of bystanders and other responding officers, Feliciano was taken into custody after a brief struggle. He was charged with second-degree robbery, first-degree unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, first-degree theft, second-degree assault, first-degree negligent injury, collisions involving death/serious bodily injury, reckless driving, resisting arrest and first-degree terroristic threatening.
His bail has been set at $145,000.
The 88-year-old California victim was treated and released on the scene by medic personnel.
The driver of the silver 2004 Toyota Corolla, an 81-year-old Kula woman, was transported to Maui Memorial Medical Center emergency room for further treatment of injuries sustained from the collision.
Police said the investigation is ongoing and no further information is available at this time.
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