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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, January 15, 2003

Police Beat

Advertiser Staff

Man talked out of jumping off H-1

Police talked a 57-year-old man out of jumping off the H-1 Freeway near Manager's Drive yesterday afternoon.

Around 12:30 p.m., the man had threatened to jump off the freeway into a gully 150 feet below, said Honolulu Fire Department Capt. Richard Soo. The incident disrupted 'Ewa-bound traffic as police were forced to shut down two freeway lanes.

The man stood on an electrical conduit box outside the freeway guardrail for nearly two hours, Soo said. Police persuaded him to come off the freeway edge around 2:15 p.m. He was taken in for medical observation.


Police searching for parole violator

Police are asking the public's help in finding William Jackson Barnes, who is wanted for a parole violation.

Barnes has 16 felony convictions, including assault, criminal property damage, theft, auto theft and accidents involving death or serious bodily injury. He is known to frequent Waikiki and the Chinatown areas.

Barnes, 51, also goes by the names Billi Barnes, Barry Barnes, Kaleo Ho, Billi Keam Reeder, Brent James and Sanithiravuth Keam.

He is 5-foot-8, 135 pounds with a medium build. He has brown receding hair, brown eyes, glasses, a mustache and goatee.

Call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on your cellular phone.


Animal cruelty case nets $500 fine

A 37-year-old Kapahulu man was fined $500 yesterday after he pleaded no contest in District Court to misdemeanor animal cruelty charges for bludgeoning a neighbor's Siberian husky with a baseball bat. The 7-year-old female dog, named Kapuni, later died of head injuries received Nov. 8.

Kaipo Akaka yesterday apologized for striking the dog, but said he did so after it bit his daughter and appeared to be preparing to bite his pregnant wife, who was trying to steer the daughter away from the dog.

In addition, Akaka was ordered to pay for medical services provided by the Hawaiian Humane Society, which attempted to save the injured dog.


Victims named in traffic collisions

The medical examiner's office has released the names of two people who were killed in traffic collisions Saturday.

Fanolua Tagovailoa, 59, was critically hurt Jan. 6 when he was hit by a car while crossing Kamehameha Highway between California and Kilani avenues. He died at The Queen's Medical Center.

Jason Bisarra, 19, of Waipahu was killed in a collision on Waipi'o Uka Street.