31.10.2026 00:00
An attempted kidnapping in the US state of Hawaii came to light through footage captured by security cameras. The suspect, who tried to force a 24-year-old woman he encountered in a parking lot into his pickup truck, was forced to flee due to the young woman's screams and the intervention of bystanders. Police teams caught the suspect hours after the incident running naked in the street.
An attempted kidnapping of a 24-year-old woman in the U.S. state of Hawaii was captured on security cameras. The suspect chased the young woman he encountered in the parking lot, took her in his arms, and began carrying her toward his pickup truck. When the woman screamed, nearby citizens rushed to help, and the suspect fled the scene. The suspect, who was caught about 3 hours later running naked in the street, was arrested.
HE ATTACKED TWO WOMEN IN THE PARKING LOT
The incident occurred around midday on Monday, October 26, in the parking lot of the Kainalu apartment complex in the Diamond Head area of Honolulu. According to police records, 23-year-old Diesel Makanikaiaulu Kawelo approached a 77-year-old woman and her 24-year-old friend in the parking lot.
It was stated that the suspect began chasing the young woman and injured the older woman, who tried to protect her friend by intervening, in the face with his elbow. Then the suspect took the 24-year-old woman in his arms and began carrying her toward his parked pickup truck.
THE YOUNG WOMAN SCREAMED AND TRIED TO ESCAPE
In footage captured by security cameras, the young woman was seen struggling to break free from the suspect and calling for help. The woman, who was carried for about 35 feet (11 meters), managed to break free a few steps before the suspect's vehicle.
Residents of the apartment building who heard the screams of the woman and her friend ran to the scene. With the neighbors' intervention, the young woman escaped from the suspect's grasp, while the suspect got into his pickup truck and quickly fled the area.
CAUGHT NAKED 3 HOURS LATER
Police teams launched an operation to catch the fleeing suspect. About 3 hours after the incident, a person running naked and matching the description was reported. Teams who went to the area took the suspect into custody.
23-year-old Diesel Kawelo was charged with kidnapping and second-degree assault. It was reported that the suspect's bail was set at $500,000, he appeared before a judge on October 29, and his next hearing was planned for November 2.
THE TWO WOMEN COULD NOT GET OVER THE SHOCK OF THE INCIDENT
The 77-year-old woman who witnessed the attack said that after the terrifying moments they experienced, she and her friend had nightmares. It was reported that the young woman identified the suspect in an identification procedure conducted by police.