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Hawi man stabs firefighter in head with ball point pen

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A Hawi man is in police custody on suspicion of assault following a confrontation Tuesday (December 27) at a fire station.

At 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, North Kohala patrol officers responded to a request for help at the Hawi fire station. When they arrived, they observed a man struggling with a male firefighter on the floor of the firehouse driveway. The 49-year-old firefighter was bleeding profusely from the head.

The other man, 29-year-old Dylan Trumpy of Hawi, was arrested on suspicion of assault and taken to the North Kohala police station for processing. He was then transferred to the Kona police cellblock pending further investigation by detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigations Section.

Officers received information that Trumpy had driven to the station and become disorderly and aggressive while demanding information and names of Fire Department personnel. He reportedly attacked the firefighter and stabbed him in the head multiple times with a ball point pen after being asked to leave the station due to his behavior.

The firefighter also suffered abrasions to the face and body from the struggle. He was treated at Kohala Hospital for his injuries and then released.

Trumpy remains in custody at the Kona police cellblock while detectives continue the investigation.

UPDATED MEDIA RELEASE (12/28/11)

The 29-year-old Hawi man arrested following a confrontation at a fire station has been charged with second-degree assault and first-degree terroristic threatening.

Dylan Trumpy

Dylan Trumpy

Dylan Trumpy remains at the Kona police cellblock in lieu of $4,000 bail pending his initial court appearance.

At 9:15 a.m. Tuesday (December 27), North Kohala patrol officers responded to a request for help at the Hawi fire station. When they arrived, they observed Trumpy struggling with a male firefighter on the floor of the firehouse driveway. The 49-year-old firefighter was bleeding profusely from the head.

Trumpy was arrested on suspicion of assault and taken to the North Kohala police station for processing. He was then transferred to the Kona police cellblock pending further investigation by detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigations Section.

Officers received information that Trumpy had driven to the station and become disorderly and aggressive while demanding information and names of Fire Department personnel. He reportedly attacked the firefighter and stabbed him in the head multiple times with a ball point pen after being asked to leave the station due to his behavior.

The firefighter also suffered abrasions to the face and body from the struggle. He was treated at Kohala Hospital for his injuries and then released.

Detectives charged Trumpy with the two offenses at 10:25 a.m. Wednesday (December 28).

One Response to “Hawi man stabs firefighter in head with ball point pen”

  1. DT4EMS says:

    Incidents of assault on EMS/Fire and Emergency Room staff occur daily. many times, unless the injury is severe, they go unreported.

    Sometimes it is due to the “it’s just part of the job” mentality. Assaults are not “part of the job” for any other private sector, so why is it deemed acceptable in the healthcare profession.

    Be safe.
    Kip

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