LIHU‘E — Bail for suspected burglar and thief Li‘ikaimana Damon Jack Cook is $16,000, according to the Kaua‘i Police Department.
Cook, homeless with a last known address in Kapa‘a, is 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 154 pounds, and is a Native Hawaiian with brown hair and brown eyes.
He is wanted on a grand jury warrant for two counts of first-degree burglary and two counts of second-degree theft in cases where his co-defendants have already been arrested and arraigned.
Both Chelsie Malie Banasihan, 21, of Waimea, and Brad Kubisch, 24, with a last known address in Koloa, pleaded not guilty to the same charges as Cook, and have requested jury trials in state court.
Cook is also wanted on a bench warrant for contempt of court.
Also returning to the Most Wanted list is Gretchen Bueno Iloreta, 24, with a last known address in Kalaheo. She is Filipino, 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 142 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes. She is wanted on two bench warrants for criminal contempt of court, and her total bail is $10,300.
Willis K. Kauakahi Jr., 22, is a Native Hawaiian 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds with black hair and brown eyes and a mustache. He has a last known address in Koloa, and might also be known as Willis Kahanu or Willis Kaukahi. He is wanted on a grand jury bench warrant for theft and forgery of a credit card, second-degree theft and fraudulent use of a credit card. His total bail is $5,000.
Jesse Carter Lay, 38, is white, 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighs 210 pounds, and has short brown hair and brown eyes and a last known address in Kilauea. He is wanted on a grand jury bench warrant for negligent injury, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, and inattention to driving. His total bail is $3,000.
Noah Jeriamiah Elija Smazik, 26, is white, 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighs 170 pounds, has black hair and blue eyes and a last known address in Kapa‘a. He is wanted on an arrest warrant by the Hawai‘i Paroling Authority for a parole violation. There is no bail in his case.
Anyone with any information on the whereabouts of the above-named individuals should call KPD dispatch, 241-1711.
Subjects arrested on various warrants between Dec. 31 and Jan. 7 include: Timothy Buechler, Jacob Hitchcock, Lily Morinaka, Randy Pu‘ulei and Kubisch, on grand jury warrants; Brandon Brown-Ho, Angel Talancon and Sheldon Linhares on warrants of arrest; and Joshua Josiah (two warrants), Calvin Lopez, Nicholas McPeek, Kurt Medeiros (two warrants), Lance Ki‘ilau and Morinaka (three warrants) on bench warrants.
Outstanding warrants
The following people are wanted by the Kaua‘i Police Department on various arrest warrants. For more information, to offer information or to verify whether the following people are still wanted, call KPD dispatch at 241-1711.
• Eleanor Ku‘uipo Aweau, 26, of Hanama‘ulu
• Christopher Scott Bacio, 32, of Kapa‘a
• Cayla Brie Bailey, 26, of Kailua, O‘ahu
• Cristine Bailey-Wortly, 43, of Kilauea
• Bradley Baker, 48, of Lihu‘e
• Abby Lee Baybayan, 36, of Lihu‘e
• Angela Ku‘uipo Beck, 34, of Kealia
• Michael C. Benham, 36, of Hale‘iwa, O‘ahu
• Leroy Bethel, 45, of Kapa‘a
• Michelle Bethel, 44, of Kapa‘a
• James William Blears, 60, of Lihu‘e
• Louis Bliemeister, 35, of Honolulu
• Jason John Bogue, 38, of Kapa‘a
• Jessica Anne Bok, 35, of Kapa‘a
• Travis Richard Bowers, 20, of Anahola
• Annette Belinda Brad, 52, of Kapa‘a
• Lindsey Brandonburg, 31, of Koloa
• Shannon Hughes Breen, 38, of Hanapepe
• Ikaika Brown, 27, of Kapa‘a
• Douglas Brook Bryant, 53, of Kilauea
• Paul C. Curtis, staff writer, can be reached at 245-3681 (ext. 224) or pcurtis@kauaipubco.com.
