Hawai‘i Police Department
Juvenile Aid Section – Area II
Acting Lieutenant Sharlotte Bird
Phone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 278
Report No.: 22-073405
Media Release
Hawai‘i Island police are investigating an incident involving a weapon that occurred at a school in Hōnaunau on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.
When Kona patrol officers responded to the reported incident at the school, they determined that 29-year-old Christopher Estoy, of Kailua-Kona, had entered the school campus and followed a student into a student restroom. Estoy, who was in possession of a weapon, closed the restroom door, restricting the juvenile from exiting the restroom. Shortly after, an adult who was in the immediate area heard a commotion and was able to open the restroom door at which time the juvenile was able to escape.
Estoy was arrested for unlawful imprisonment and remained in custody at the Kealakehe Police Station as detectives with the Area II Juvenile Aid Section continued this investigation.
On the afternoon of Friday, August 26, after conferral with the County Prosecutors Office, Estoy was charged with one count each of kidnapping, custodial interference, terroristic threatening in the first degree, and unlawful imprisonment in the second degree. In addition, Estoy was arrested and charged for unrelated offenses related to burglary and revocation of supervised release. His total bail is set at $125,000 and he remains in custody at the Kealakehe Police Station, pending his initial court appearance at the Kona District Court on Monday morning, August 29.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Kevin Brodie via email at Kevin.Brodie@hawaiicounty.gov or at (808) 326-4646 ext. 304.
