KAILUA-KONA, Hawai‘i — An Ocean View man, who stands accused of attempted murder for allegedly shooting another man in the face on Oct. 15, was granted supervised release during his initial appearance in Kona District Court on Thursday.
Dorson Buddy Behrendt, of Ocean View, is charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree robbery and two counts of carrying and/or using a firearm in the commission of a separate felony.
At 8:50 p.m. on Oct. 15, Ka‘u patrol officers were dispatched to the area of Aloha Boulevard and Paradise Parkway in the Hawaii Ocean View Estates subdivision regarding a report of a male in need of medical assistance after possibly being assaulted.
Arriving on scene, officers found the victim, believed to be a 53-year-old Ocean View man, with severe facial injuries lying on the ground near a gold Toyota van.
Due to the severity of his injuries, police were unable to ask the victim how he had been injured.
The victim was transported to the Kona Community Hospital with life-threatening injuries where it was determined that he had suffered a gunshot wound to his facial area. He was subsequently transferred to The Queen’s Medical Center on O‘ahu, where he remains hospitalized in stable condition.
Behrendt’s bail initially was set at $350,000. However, District Court Judge Kimberly Taniyama granted the defense’s request that he be released on his own recognizance.
His preliminary hearing has been set for Nov.29.
Second-degree attempted murder carries a penalty of life imprisonment with the possibility of parole. First-degree attempted robbery and carrying or using a firearm in the commission of a separate felony are both Class A felony offenses with a penalty of 20-years in prison
Police ask anyone who may have information regarding this incident to contact Detective Donovan Kohara of the Area II Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 960-3118, via email at mailto:Donovan.kohara@hawaiicounty.gov, or the police department’s nonemergency line at (808) 935-3311.
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West Hawai‘i Today reporter Laura Ruminski can be reached at lruminski@westhawaiitoday.com.
