Loaded gun, cocaine found after 12 children discovered unsupervised at Kona hotel
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A Hawaii Island man has been charged with gun and drug crimes after an incident involving a dozen children at a Kona hotel.
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Hawaii Island police have arrested and charged 32-year-old Steven Campos of Hilo with multiple firearms and narcotics offenses stemming from an investigation at a Kona hotel.
On Wednesday, June 3, at approximately 12:42 a.m., officers responded to a hotel on Palani Road following a report involving possible child neglect.
Upon arrival, officers located an unsupervised toddler wandering through the hotel parking lot. Further investigation revealed an additional 11 children who were also left unsupervised.
When the children’s parents returned, officers determined that the 12 children belonged to two couples. All four parents were arrested for reckless endangerment in the second degree, including Steven Campos.
After the arrests, hotel staff entered the room and discovered a firearm. Police secured the room and obtained a search warrant.
Detectives subsequently executed the search warrant and recovered a loaded firearm, approximately 440 grams (nearly one pound) of cocaine, and a large amount of U.S. currency.
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The remaining three adults were each charged with reckless endangerment in the second degree and were later released after posting bail.
Following consultation with prosecutors, Campos was charged with the following offenses:
• Ownership or possession prohibited (Firearm)
• Ownership or possession prohibited (Ammunition)
• Possession of a prohibited weapon (High-Capacity Magazine)
• Manufacturing, purchasing, or obtaining firearm parts to assemble a firearm having no serial number
• Promoting a dangerous drug in the first degree
• Attempted promoting a dangerous drug in the first degree
Campos’ total bail was set at $120,000.
He is scheduled to make his initial court appearance on Thursday, July 2, in Hilo District Court.
Police ask anyone with information regarding this investigation to contact Detective Roberto Segobia of the Area II Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 326-4646, extension 228, or by email at [email protected].
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