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Zackariah Weimer

A 24-year-old man has been charged with six offenses in connection with a robbery late Wednesday (June 23) at a vacation rental home in Kailua-Kona.

At 3 p.m. Friday (June 25) police charged Zackariah Weimer of Kailua-Kona with second-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, third-degree assault, third-degree theft, theft of a credit card and unauthorized entry into a dwelling.

The unauthorized entry into a dwelling charge was for entering the vacation rental home an additional time earlier on the same day as the robbery.

Weimer was also charged with first-degree trespassing for entering a vacant apartment on Ali’i Drive just hours before the robbery.

His bail has been set at $74,000.

MEDIA RELEASE

A 24-year-old man is in police custody facing possible charges for a robbery late Wednesday (June 23) at a vacation rental home in Kailua-Kona.

A 31-year-old California man reported that he was sleeping in the vacation home on Ali’i Drive when an unknown man entered his bedroom around 10:30 p.m. and removed cash from his wallet. The owner woke up, confronted the intruder and was struck in the face.

The intruder fled with an undisclosed amount of cash and other items. The victim did not require treatment for his injuries.

Police investigation led to the arrest Zackariah Weimer of Kailua-Kona at 6:30 a.m. Thursday. He is being held at the Kona police cellblock while detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigations Section continue the investigation.