Timothy Adarna is accused of second-degree murder in the death of self-employed contractor Robert Ramos, 55, whose body was found in a burning bedroom at his 'Ewa Beach residence at 91-623 Kilipoe St. on Nov. 16.

Adarna is also charged with first-degree arson.

According to a police document filed at District Court, homicide detective Ted Coons stated the probable cause for Adarna's arrest was based on the fact that he and his stepfather were at home when Adarna's mother, Marie Ramos, left for work at 8:10 a.m. on Nov. 16; that Ramos' body was covered with what appeared to be white paint; that small spots of what appeared to be white paint were recovered from Adarna's body during a meeting with police Nov. 17; and that a knife with blood stains on the blade, clothing with blood and paint stains, and a backpack with a receipt in Adarna's name were recovered from a trash can at a bus stop at the corner of Hanakahi and Hanaloa streets on the day of the fire.