30 Prior Convictions: Maui police arrest Kahului suspect in Pukalani IEDs explosion

SA: … The Maui Police Department arrested a 47-year-old Kahului man Saturday in connection with the discovery of a series of improvised explosive devices, one of which detonated and sidelined a sport utility vehicle in Pukalani on Thursday.

Suspect Robert Francis Dumaran, 47, was arrested on Aug. 10 on a “federal warrant,” according to MPD’s booking log. Dumaran was taken into federal custody by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being held at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu.

Dumaran has 30 prior state convictions, including for felony promotion of a dangerous drug, and misdemeanor terroristic threatening, and domestic violence….

(Key Word: State.  Finally this 30-time loser will go before a real—ie Federal--court.)

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read … Maui police arrest Kahului suspect in Pukalani IEDs explosion

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Maui Man Arrested in Connection with IEDs

News Release from U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Hawaii, Aug 13, 2024

HONOLULU – Robert Francis Dumaran, age 47, of Kahului, Maui, made his initial appearance in United States District Court today before United States Magistrate Judge Kenneth J. Mansfield, following his arrest pursuant to a criminal complaint for possessing an unregistered destructive device and attempting to damage property by means of explosives. A preliminary hearing is set for August 27. He was ordered detained without bail.

The complaint and affidavit allege that on July 23, 2024, Maui Police Department (“MPD”) officers encountered an improvised explosive device (“IED”) near Lono Avenue in Kahului. The IED was in the roadway by Kahului Elementary School. The IED contained explosive powder, a battery, and shrapnel. Dumaran’s fingerprints were recovered from packing tape used to build the IED.

If indicted and convicted of the charged offenses, the defendant would face up to ten years in prison on the unregistered destructive device charge and a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and up to 20 years on the explosives charge. The charges and information contained in the federal complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until indicted and proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The affidavit also mentions the recovery of detonated IEDs near Kaamana Street in Kula on August 7, and the explosion of an IED and resulting damage to a car in Pukalani on August 8. The complaint does not charge Dumaran in connection with either of those events.

The FBI and Maui County Police Department conducted the investigation resulting in the complaint and arrest, and the investigation into these matters remains ongoing. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Wayne Myers and Jonathan Slack.

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Second Maui Man Arrested in Connection with IED

News Release from U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Hawaii, Friday, September 20, 2024

HONOLULU – United States Attorney Clare E. Connors announced that Jess Kiesel Lee, age 43, of Kula, Maui, was arrested on September 18, 2024 pursuant to a criminal complaint for possessing explosives as a felon and damaging property by means of explosives. An initial appearance in federal court is set for September 23, 2024.

(CLUE: 17 cases for Lee on ECourtKokua.) 

The complaint and affidavit allege that on August 7, 2024, Maui Police Department (“MPD”) officers encountered multiple improvised explosive devices (“IEDs”) near Kaamana Street in Kula. One of the IEDs, which had been exploded before MPD arrived, contained a mixture of compounds consistent with the remnants of explosive powder. 

If indicted and convicted of the charged offenses, the defendant would face up to ten years in prison on the felon in possession of explosives charge and a mandatory minimum sentence of at least five years in prison, but no more than and up to 20 years in prison, on the property damage charge. The charges and information contained in the federal complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until indicted and proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Lee is not charged for the IED located near Lono Avenue in Kahului on July 23, 2024 or the explosion damaging a car in Pukalani on August 8, 2024, both mentioned in the complaint filed on August 13, 2024 charging another man for the IED located on July 23, 2024.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and MPD conducted the investigation resulting in the complaint and arrest, and the investigation into this matter remains ongoing. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jonathan D. Slack and Wayne A. Myers.

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