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Updated at 6:18 p.m., Thursday, August 28, 2008

Felony charges filed against teen in home-invasion robbery in Salt Lake

Advertiser Staff

A man arrested in connection with a home-invasion robbery in which a teenager was shot has been charged with four offenses, including robbery, kidnapping and burglary.

Kevin Khamsouk, 19, is among five people in police custody in the Aug. 11 break-in that left 19-year-old Timothy Lapitan paralyzed after he was shot in the abdomen at 1256 Hulaku'i Drive in Salt Lake.

Khamsouk today was charged with two counts of robbery, three counts of kidnapping, one count of burglary and six counts of using a firearm in the commission of felonies.

First-degree robbery is a class "A" felony punishable by up to 20 years prison.

Three other people arrested in the case include two of Khamsouk's brothers, ages 16 and 17, and another 16-year-old boy. Their names were not released.

Honolulu Police Maj. Frank Fujii said an adult male is also a suspect in the case, but is in custody on other charges.