Police arrested two men Monday night in connection with the January strangulation of a 58-year-old McCully man.

Sistine "Paco" Rangamar, 27, was held on suspicion of second-degree murder Monday after he was arrested at 1865 Kamehameha IV Road. Curtis Ray Brooks, 32, whom police describe as "homeless," also was arrested at 9:50 p.m. Monday.

Brooks was previously arrested in connection with the case, but released.

Rangamar has one prior conviction for trespassing in 2003, according to the Hawai'i Criminal Justice Data Center.

The body of Ted Hiroshi Arifuku was found Jan. 15 in his McCully studio apartment.

An autopsy determined that Arifuku was strangled, and it listed the manner of death as homicide. The medical examiner also found that Arifuku had multiple, nonfatal blunt facial injuries.

Arifuku's hands were tied behind his back. His landlord discovered the body lying face-down when he entered Arifuku's apartment at 2526 Kapi'olani Blvd. to do scheduled maintenance work at 9:14 a.m. on Jan. 15.

Arifuku was last seen alive at 9 a.m. Jan. 13 by neighbors in the building's parking lot.

Police said there was no evidence of forced entry or indication the apartment had been burglarized.

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