Updated at 10:20 p.m., Sunday, January 6, 2008
Man charged for spray-painting police officer
Advertiser Staff
Prosecutors yesterday charged a 51-year-old man with assault for allegedly spray-painting a police officer.Paul D. Roylo of Papipi Road was charged with first-degree assault on a police officer and third- and fourth-degree criminal property damage.
Police said they had to use pepper spray to arrest Roylo Thursday at 11:40 p.m. on a makai side roadway of Ala Moana Center.
Roylo is being held in lieu of $11,000 bail.
According to police, Roylo was seen spray painting the roadway pavement fronting the shopping center. He refused to comply to an officer's order to stop and allegedly sprayed gold paint on the officer.
Roylo also allegedly caused minor injury to the officer's leg while resisting arrest.