Overview
- Gerhardt Konig was convicted Wednesday in Honolulu, with sentencing set for August 13 and his lawyer saying he will appeal.
- The jury found attempted manslaughter based on extreme mental or emotional disturbance, a lesser offense than attempted murder that carries up to 20 years.
- Prosecutors said Konig tried to shove his wife off Oahu’s Pali Puka Trail, attempted to use a syringe, and then struck her head with a rock before hikers intervened.
- Jurors heard 911 calls and saw police body-cam video, and a doctor described a scalp wound that reached the bone, while Konig’s son testified his father said he “tried to kill her.”
- The defense argued self-defense and denied any syringe use, no syringe was recovered at the scene, and Arielle Konig later filed for divorce as Konig’s hospital privileges were suspended.