HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR062018WomanfounddeadinhomesuspectarrestedBERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
COUNTY OF KAUA'I
KAUA`I POLICE DEPARTMENT
News Release
For Immediate Release: June 20, 2018
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
DARRYL PERRY, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Woman found dead in home, suspect arrested
OMA`O — Kaua`i police arrested 62-year-old Peter Grewer, of Oma`o, after he allegedly
killed a woman found dead in her home on Tuesday.
The victim has been identified as Joellen Hartman, age 67.
Shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday, police arrived at Hartman's home on Pune`e Road, in
Oma`o, to conduct a welfare check. Upon their arrival, police discovered Hartman had
apparently died from injuries as a result of an assault.
A preliminary investigation led to the arrest of Hartman's tenant, Grewer, for suspicion of
Murder in the Second Degree.
Grewer remains in police cellblock in lieu of $1 million bail.
The case remains under police investigation.
Peter Grewer, age 62, of Oma`o