WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) - The trial for a man charged with the death of his pregnant ex-girlfriend on Maui in 2014 has begun with the prosecution arguing that the defendant was the last person to see the woman alive.
The Maui News reports (https://bit.ly/1TVJ7iP) that jury selection began Monday in the trial for 26-year-old Steven Capobianco. He is charged with second-degree murder in Carly “Charli” Scott’s death and second-degree arson for setting her vehicle on fire.
First Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Robert Rivera argued that Capobianco had been with Scott the night of Feb. 9, 2014, in a remote area in east Maui, where parts of her body and blood-stained clothing were discovered days later.
Capobianco’s attorney maintains his client has been charged without a significant effort by police to find “the real killer.”
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Information from: The Maui News, https://www.mauinews.com
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