Updated at 11:48 a.m., Monday, May 21, 2007
Shooting victim in Kane'ohe case had felony record
Advertiser Staff
The 27-year-old man who was shot and killed May 14 on Kane'ohe Bay Drive was a convicted felon who had been arrested at least a dozen times in California.Benjamin Grajeda of North Hollywood, Calif., was sentenced to 16 months in state prison following an April 2003 conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the Los Angeles district attorney's office.
Grajeda used several aliases, including Fernando Correa and Julian Castro, and gave police four different birth dates during his various arrests.
Since 1999, Grajeda had been arrested at least seven times in Los Angeles County, Tehama County and Malibu, Calif.
In 1999, Grajeda was arrested for assault with a firearm, receiving stolen property and illegal distribution of prescription drugs.
The firearm and stolen property charges were dropped after Grajeda pleaded guilty to the prescription drug offense.
Grajeda was given probation and ordered into drug counseling.
