Former swimming champion pleads not guilty in deadly Maui beating

Former swimming champion pleads not guilty in deadly Maui beating

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The former championship swimmer accused of beating a security guard to death at a West Maui condominium resort pleaded not guilty Friday.

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Legend Storer, 20, pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of murder, burglary and indecent exposure in connection with the fatal beating of 63-year-old Michael Dyer.

Police said Dyer was found dead at the Sands of Kahana on Lower Honoapiilani Road last Wednesday.

Surveillance video allegedly showed a naked man attacking Dyer in his office before fleeing on foot.

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Court documents allege Storer entered the building unlawfully and was armed with a 5-gallon water bottle during the incident.

A Maui grand jury indicted a 20-year-old Lahaina man on Monday.

Storer is being held without bail and is due back in court on Wednesday for a mental health evaluation request.

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