Man charged in connection with terrifying attempted kidnapping caught on video
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HONOLULU (KHNL/Gray News) — A 23-year-old man in Hawaii has been charged in connection with a terrifying attempted kidnapping that was caught on video.Police identified the suspect as Diesel Makanikaiaulu Kawelo and arrested him. He was charged Wednesday with kidnapping.His bail was set at $500,000.The kidnapping attempt happened in the middle of the afternoon Monday in Honolulu.Authorities said they were called to Kainalu condominiums about the reported kidnapping.A man confronted two women in a Diamond Head condo garage Monday, picking one of them up before witnesses intervened. Police arrested a suspect hours later.Surveillance video from the area showed a truck parked outside the condominium complex that afternoon. A man was then seen going inside the garage, appearing to confront two women and chase one of them.A 77-year-old condo resident, who asked not to be identified, said the man picked up her 24-year-old friend.Police said the suspect elbowed the 77-year-old woman in the fac