Seven nabbed in Big Island warrant sweep
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Seven nabbed in Big Island warrant sweep

The Hawaii Police Department, with county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, conducted an islandwide warrant sweep Sept. 14-18, resulting in the arrest of seven individuals wanted on outstanding arrest warrants. Participating agencies included Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Marshals Service Hawaii Fugitive Task Force, state Sheriff Division and Honolulu Police Department.

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Police said in a statement that individuals targeted during the warrant sweep included wanted subjects known to be armed and dangerous with histories involving drug-related offenses, violent offenses and other criminal activity. During the operation, officers recovered numerous firearms and suspected illegal narcotics, according to police.

The following individuals were arrested and charged in East Hawaii:

— Shilo Brent, 49, of Volcano with violating probation, bail jumping and driving without insurance, $45,000 bail.

— Daniel Brooks, 34, of Keaau with two counts of revocation of probation and five counts of failure to comply with sex offender registry requirements, $60,000 bail.

— Noah Simeona, 35, of Hilo with violating a deferred plea, plus driving without a license and insurance, $25,300 bail.

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— Tiffany Faris-Saffrey-McCandless, 28, of Pahoa with two probation violations, $20,000 bail.

— Heather Parrish, 46, of Keaau with contempt of court and failure to appear, $75 bail. Police say Parrish was also arrested on suspicion of second-degree promoting a dangerous drug after officers executed a search warrant and recovered suspected methamphetamine and a Remington Model 788 bolt-action rifle. Parrish hadn’t been charged with that offense as of Monday.

— Megan Kaminski, 38, of Pahoa with violating terms of release, $3,000 bail.

— Deisha Gonsalves, 35, of Mountain View with violating probation, $5,000 bail.

Police ask those who witness a crime, know the whereabouts of wanted individuals or have information to help police in deterring and/or solving crime to call the department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311.

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