Career Criminal' Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison | Hawaii News Now

Honolulu prosecutors secured a 15-year prison sentence for a man they describe as a career criminal.

On Monday, Nov. 9, Dion Kitzmiller, 32, was given consecutive sentences for two separate criminal cases, Hawaii News Now reported. The ruling closes a legal chapter on multiple violent encounters spanning several years across Oahu.

The first case stemmed from a domestic violence incident that occurred on Jan. 16, 2019, when Kitzmiller choked a victim by the neck, cutting off her airflow, and aimed a firearm at her head. The second matter stems from an event on May 25, 2021, when he steered his automobile toward Honolulu Police Department officers as they tried taking him into custody at a Hikina Lane location.

During the 2021 arrest attempt, Kitzmiller accelerated his Jeep toward officers before colliding into a police vehicle. Circuit Court Judge Kevin Souza sentenced him to a total of 15 years behind bars after granting prosecutors’ requests for consecutive terms.

“Kitzmiller is a dangerous career criminal whose repeated criminal conduct has endangered both victims and law enforcement officers,” said Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm.

Alm added that the consecutive sentences will help protect the community, while also thanking Honolulu Police Department officers who put their lives on the line daily.

For the 2019 domestic violence case, Kitzmiller received five years for Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the third degree and Terroristic Threatening in the first degree, alongside one year for Abuse of a Family or Household Member, running concurrently. As a repeat offender for first-degree Terroristic Threatening, he also was handed a mandatory minimum term of three years and four months.

Regarding the 2021 confrontation on Hikina Lane, his punishment consisted of 10 years behind bars for one count of Ownership or Possession of a Prohibited Firearm alongside three counts of first-degree Criminal Property Damage, to be served concurrently with repeat-offender mandatory minimum terms of three years and four months for each count.