HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR081617Prisonsentenceforrepeatdomesticviolenceoffender
C OU NT Y O F KAU A‘I
BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
News Release
For Immediate Release: August 16, 2017
JUSTIN KOLLAR, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Tel (808) 241-1888
Fax (808) 241-1758
Prison sentence for repeat domestic violence offender
LĪHU‘E – Prosecuting Attorney Justin F. Kollar announced today that Eldred B. Silva Jr.,
age 32 of Waimea, was ordered to serve a five-year prison sentence for an incident from June
2016 in which he bit, choked and punched his girlfriend during an early morning attack at the
couple’s home.
Fifth Circuit Judge Kathleen N.A. Watanabe handed down the sentence after hearing
arguments from Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jared Brickey and Silva’s court-appointed defense
attorney.
Silva has previous criminal history including convictions in 2015 for felony domestic
abuse in the presence of a minor, misdemeanor convictions for assault in 2013, unlawful
imprisonment in 2012, and domestic abuse in 2006.
“Today, this defendant’s violent history caught up to him. Domestic violence is one of the
most serious problems facing this community,” Kollar stated. “Our office will continue to
vigorously prosecute offenders who perpetrate this cycle of violence upon their intimate partners
and loved ones.”
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