Democratic congressional candidate Kirill Basin appeared in a Maui courtroom in handcuffs on Tuesday after allegedly threatening people at a beach before being knocked unconscious by a trained bystander.

Kirill Basin, a Democratic candidate for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District, was arrested after police alleged he threatened a beachgoer with a knife.

Kirill Basin, 40, got into a very public confrontation which was caught on video by stunned bystanders - it is not the first time the politician has landed himself in trouble