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Hawaii House candidate Kirill Basin faces felony threatening charges
Fox News • • nation
Key Points:
- Hawaii Democratic congressional candidate Kirill Basin was knocked unconscious during a heated beach confrontation captured on video, occurring days before his court appearance on two felony terroristic threatening charges.
- The altercation escalated after Basin confronted beachgoers, threatened multiple individuals including a woman and a man named Kama Homan, and was ultimately struck by Homan, who intervened citing Basin's aggressive behavior.
- The criminal complaint alleges Basin threatened people during the incident and specifically threatened Homan with a knife; Homan recovered a 5-inch switchblade and handed it to police.
- Basin's bail was set at $1 million, with conditions including no contact with certain individuals, staying away from Keawakapu Beach, avoiding firearms, drugs, and alcohol, and undergoing a mental health assessment.
- Basin is scheduled for a preliminary court hearing following the initial appearance where these bail conditions were imposed.
