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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The 23-year-old man who was charged in connection with a kidnapping incident near Diamond Head last week appeared in court Monday morning.
Diesel Makanikaiaulu Kawelo pleaded not guilty to one count of felony kidnapping and a misdemeanor harassment charge.
According to reports from the Honolulu Police Department, the suspect went inside the garage of the Kainalu condominium on Coconut Avenue and confronted two women last Monday.
Surveillance video from the scene shows him chasing the younger woman and picking her up.
Several people in the neighborhood converged on the scene, and the woman broke free.
The suspect allegedly fled the scene in his vehicle.
Police eventually identified and arrested Kawelo later that day.
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