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Suspect paroled
repeatedly, but
not this time

Shane Ahlo, 32, allegedly
kidnapped and threatened
to kill an ex-girlfriend

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By Debra Barayuga
Star-Bulletin

A 32-year-old parolee with a history of violence against the women he dated was denied bail pending his arraignment and trial on charges he tried to kidnap an ex-girlfriend and threatened to kill her last month.

Circuit Judge Richard Perkins ruled yesterday that there are no conditions that would ensure the safety of the victim, and ordered that Shane Ahlo, 32, be held without bail.

"I'm not saying you're guilty, Mr. Ahlo, but guilty in other matters," Perkins said.

Ahlo had already posted a $100,000 bond earlier this month, but was being held on parole violations.

Perkins cited 1993 offenses that Ahlo committed while on parole; he was later convicted of kidnapping, first-degree burglary and third-degree assault that involved a girlfriend.

Ahlo was still a parolee on Feb. 20 when he violated a court order issued just two weeks earlier that he stay away from another former girlfriend.

She was getting into her car at Kapolei Shopping Center when he shoved her to the side, got into the driver's seat and attempted to start the car, a detective testified.

"Shut the ---- up, it's too late," he told her. Realizing she was in danger, the woman began screaming at the top of her lungs for help and for someone to call 911, said Det. Dennis Kim.

Ahlo forced her into a van parked alongside, but two male bystanders came to her aid and engaged in a tug of war with Ahlo. Had her clothes not ripped, she would not have been escaped, Kim said.

The woman told Kim later that when she dated Ahlo, he had told her that if she ever called the police on him, he would kill her because he would not go back to jail.

Ahlo has violated parole at least twice before, and on both occasions was returned to parole instead of being sent back to prison. And despite a conviction for misdemeanor terroristic threatening last year, Ahlo again was continued on parole, his parole officer said.

Max Otani, Hawaii Paroling Authority administrator, said the board held parole revocation hearings twice but decided to place Ahlo back on parole with certain conditions.

Ahlo was ordered to participate in anger management counseling and to have no contact with his victim in the 1993 case. The second time, he was ordered to participate in a Family Peace Center program on domestic violence.

Yesterday, the victim in the 1993 case testified she renewed contact with Ahlo about four months ago and said he is "totally different" since the 1993 incident.

Former police Detective Steve Whiting said in that case, Ahlo broke into his girlfriend's sister's home, took his girlfriend from the home by force and held her against her will at his home in Ewa, resulting in a standoff involving police and hostage negotiators.

Antonette Apeles said Ahlo is now humble, polite and a good dad to their children. She said she does not fear for her safety or the safety of their children.

But Deputy Prosecutor Renee Sonobe-Hong argued that Ahlo is even more dangerous now, since he has shown he cannot abide by the law or conditions of probation or parole.

Robert Eheler, Ahlo's attorney, argued that the state had a chance to raise their concerns earlier when the court set bail.