An argument early Friday evening at the bar of the Grand Naniloa hotel escalated into an incident in a hotel room in which a man allegedly whipped a woman with a pistol, forcefully shoved the barrel of the gun into her mouth and threatened to kill her, according to court documents filed by police.
According to court documents, the victim, a 45-year-old woman, told police the argument was about the man, Arvil Reed, 54, of Riverside, Calif., who lied about his military service while he was at the bar. The victim told police that upon returning to his hotel room, Reed retrieved a .45 caliber Sig Sauer semi-automatic pistol from his luggage. He then allegedly inserted a magazine, cocked the gun, then struck the victim on the right temple, causing pain and swelling in the area – as well as causing the woman to fall onto the bed.
The woman said Reed then climbed on top of her and pressed his left forearm into her throat to stop her breathing, causing her to nearly pass out, according to documents. He then allegedly rammed the barrel of the handgun into her mouth, chipping her front teeth and repeatedly told her he was going to kill her, according to documents.
Once Reed got off the woman, she escaped from the hotel room and dialed 911 in the hallway, documents show. Reed attempted to pursue the victim, according to documents, but she escaped down a fire escape and waited in the maintenance office until police arrived.
Police said they arrested Reed without incident and he voluntarily told them the handgun was in the hotel room, documents show.
The woman was treated by hotel firefighters, but refused to be taken to hospital.
Reed has been charged with attempted second degree murder, kidnapping, possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, being a felon in possession of a firearm, uttering terrorist threats in the first degree and two counts of assault in the second degree.
According to court documents, Reed has a California felony conviction for credit card theft.
The most serious offence, attempted second degree murder, carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole, upon conviction. The complaint, however, alleges that Reed is a repeat offender, and if convicted as such for attempted murder, he could receive a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
During Reed’s initial court appearance Monday, Hilo District Judge Jeffrey Hawk upheld Reed’s bond at $680,000 and ordered him to return to court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing.
Email John Burnett at [email protected]
Comments are closed.