Overview
- Police say 21-year-old Avery Nissen of Overland Park, Kansas, is due in Kona District Court on Monday for an initial appearance.
- Officers arrested Nissen at Honokōhau Harbor after the tour boat returned to shore following a reported stabbing on a snorkel trip off the Kona coast.
- Investigators say he attacked the 62-year-old captain with a filet knife during the tour, and passengers restrained him until the vessel docked.
- The captain, identified by local reports as Stanley Lurbiecki, sustained wounds to his abdomen, head, and hands and is in stable condition at a local hospital.
- Nissen faces second-degree attempted murder and two assault charges with bail set at $1.57 million, and police say the motive remains unknown.