HONOLULU (AP) — A man wanted in the killings of three men was apprehended Thursday after a massive search of Hawaii’s Big Island, police said.Police said they deployed “significant resources,” including help from state and federal authorities, to find Jacob Baker, 36, of Pahoa, Hawaii and described him as “armed and extremely dangerous.”Authorities said they believe he is involved in the deaths of three men: a 69-year-old man found partially submerged in a cement pond, a 79-year-old man who was found just 400-500 feet ( (122 to 152 meters) away, and a third man, also 69, whose body was found about 19 miles (31 kilometers) away.The killings took place within two days in a remote and mostly rural district that is a mix of tropical landscape and barren lava fields. Baker, wanted in the killings of three men within two days in a rural area on the Big Island, where tropical landscapes mix with barren lava fields, had been accused of threatening and harassing behavior earlier this month by two women, according to court records.
He was apprehended and arrested without incident Thursday afternoon, police said in an alert that didn’t provide additional details. Tom Callis, spokesperson for Hawaii County Mayor Kimo Alameda, said there will likely be a police press conference later Thursday.
