Posted at 12:56 p.m., Friday, July 11, 2003
Shooting suspect to be charged in sex assault
By Rod Ohira
Advertiser Staff Writer
Miti "Junior" Maugaotega Jr., who is being held at the Alder Street juvenile detention facility, will be charged as a minor for the alleged Kanunu Street offenses.
An Aug. 27, Family Court hearing is scheduled to have Maugaotega charged as an adult with attempted murder, burglary, firearms and drug-related offenses in connection with the shooting of Eric Kawamoto in the Punchbowl case. Prosecutors will likely also seek to have him charged as an adult in the Kanunu case.
A 57-year-old woman was allegedly attacked, robbed and pistol-whipped in the Kanunu break-in.
Police are also investigating a home-invasion robbery June 16 on Waikahalulu Lane in which Maugaotega may be a suspect.