Authorities have charged two men with murder and other charges in connection with the January strangulation of a 58-year-old McCully man.

Sistine "Paco" Rangamar, 27, and Curtis Ray Brooks, 32, each were charged with second-degree murder, robbery and kidnapping.

Bail for each was set at $750,000. They were scheduled to make initial court appearances this morning.

Rangamar was arrested Monday at 1865 Kamehameha IV Road. Brooks was arrested at 9:50 p.m. Monday.

The body of Ted Hiroshi Arifuku was found Jan. 15 in his McCully studio apartment. An autopsy determined that Arifuku had been strangled, and 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.

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.

Reach Peter Boylan at pboylan@honoluluadvertiser.com.