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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, July 30, 2009

Man arrested after alleged fight followed by car chase

Advertiser Staff

Bail was set at $25,000 for a Ho'olehua man who was arrested early Sunday following a fight at a residence and an auto chase, the Maui News reported.

Moloka'i police say Woodrow "Blue" Poepoe, 56, rear-ended another vehicle at Mo'omomi and Hauakea avenues and then challenged the vehicle's 24-year-old driver to a fight.

Acting Capt. Jayson Rego of the Moloka'i Patrol District said Poepoe had chased the man after a fight at a Ho'olehua home, where Poepoe allegedly hit the man over the head with a chair. Rego said the victim suffered minor injuries.

Poepoe, who was arrested when police responded to the 2:15 a.m. call, was charged with first-degree criminal property damage and second-degree assault.