Dem Candidate’s Beach Rampage Ends With One-Punch Knockout

Police arrested a Hawaii Democratic congressional candidate Aug. 1 after a violent altercation with another beachgoer at Keawakapu Beach in South Kihei, Hawaii.

Authorities charged 40-year-old Kirill Basin with two counts of first-degree terroristic threatening after the altercation with a 61-year-old man, according to Hawaii News Now. Basin is running to unseat incumbent Democratic Rep. Jill Tokuda.

Police said the incident began when Basin threatened the bystander, who had asked him to turn down his music, according to the outlet.

Basin allegedly suggested he had a firearm and threatened to shoot the man’s wife. A physical altercation ensued, during which Basin allegedly picked up a knife, using it to threaten other beachgoers before throwing it into the ocean.

The altercation appeared to end when the 61-year-old man knocked out Basin with a single punch to the face, video posted to social media shows. (Read more from “Dem Candidate’s Beach Rampage Ends With One-Punch Knockout” HERE)

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