{"id":10409,"date":"2026-05-29T14:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=10409"},"modified":"2026-05-29T14:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:02:12","slug":"man-wanted-over-3-killings-apprehended-after-an-intense-search-of-hawaiis-big-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=10409","title":{"rendered":"Man wanted over 3 killings apprehended after an intense search of Hawaii\u2019s Big Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

By DAVE COLLINS, CLAUDIA LAUER and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER<\/strong><\/p>\n

HONOLULU (AP) \u2014 A man wanted in connection with the killings of three men was apprehended Thursday after a massive search of Hawaii\u2019s Big Island that had left residents on edge.<\/p>

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Police said Jacob Baker, 36, of Pahoa, Hawaii, was arrested on suspicion of murder, burglary and other charges following a search that involved \u201csignificant resources,\u201d including help from state and federal authorities. They described him as \u201carmed and extremely dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n

Authorities said they believe Baker is involved in the deaths of three men: a 69-year-old man found partially submerged in a cement pond, a 79-year-old man who was found just a few hundred feet away, and a third man, also 69, whose body was found about 19 miles away.<\/p>\n

The killings took place over two days in a remote and mostly rural part of the island, which is the largest in the Hawaiian chain at more than 4,000 square miles. The area is a mix of tropical landscape and barren lava fields.<\/p>\n

Police received information Thursday afternoon that Baker was hiding in a grassy area, ducking down as traffic passed, Hawaii Police Chief Reed Mahuna said at news conference after the arrest. Police found him hiding in a small cave and arrested him.<\/p>\n

Deborah Davis was driving home when she slowed down near where one of the people killed had lived. That\u2019s when she saw a policewoman chasing a man running on the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just stopped and I\u2019m thinking, this is it, this is the guy,\u201d she said.<\/p>

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The man ran into a grass driveway and into the jungle. After some yelling, several officers emerged with a shirtless man in handcuffs. She said officers were giving each other high-fives and shouting, \u201cchee hoo,\u201d a celebratory yell common in Hawaii.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were very happy,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I was very grateful. I was thanking them with tears in my eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Police said they had not identified a motive but were confident Baker was involved in all three killings. Mahuna did not release information on how police identified Baker as a suspect or what evidence may connect him to the killings. He said investigators had not found any connections among the victims, other than two of them lived near each other.<\/p>\n