Puna man indicted on 19 charges including sexual assault and firearms
A Big Island man is facing a long list of felony charges after a domestic incident involving a gun, and prosecutors are treating the case as serious enough to set bail near half a million dollars.
- A Hilo grand jury indicted 32-year-old Joseph Kaketi Jr. of Puna on 19 charges.
- The charges include sexual assault, abuse of a family member, assault, and several gun offenses.
- Police say the incidents happened over about a week in late August.
- Officers searching his home found five guns, including an AR-15 style rifle.
- Bail was set at $472,000, and he is due back in court in November.
Outlook: The case moves to court in November, where the gun charges alone could keep bail high.