Updated at 7:05 a.m., Thursday, January 3, 2008
Charges filed in Big Island attempted murder
Advertiser Staff
An O'ahu man who recently completed a 20-year prison sentence for manslaughter has been charged with attempted murder on the Big Island.Big Island police say a tip led Honolulu police to arrest 48-year-old Fred Silva III in Wai'anae. He's expected to be returned to the Big Island within the next several days.
Silva allegedly used a rubber mallet and a baseball bat to beat a Puna man in his Fern Forest home Nov. 25. The victim lost consciousness and suffered numerous broken bones and internal injuries.
An arrest warrant was issued for Silva after the victim provided a partial identity of his attacker.
Police say Silva was convicted of manslaughter on O'ahu in 1986.
