Triple homicide suspect appears in Hilo court
A judge ordered Baker evaluated by three mental-health professionals after prosecutors said the 36-year-old is accused of killing three men.
- On Monday, Hilo District Judge Jeffrey Hawk ordered Jacob Baker, 36, to undergo a mental fitness examination to determine his fitness to stand trial and penal responsibility for the alleged murders.
- Baker faces first-degree murder charges for the deaths of Robert Shine, 69, Frederick Morse, 79, and John Carse, 69, killings prosecutors described as "especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel."
- Surveillance footage shows Baker purchasing a knife and brass knuckles, while a witness reported he claimed to be a hitman and wanted to "chop them up with machetes."
- Judge Hawk ordered Baker held without bail on murder charges while maintaining $193,000 bail for non-homicide offenses; Deputy Public Defender Arthur Indiola requested the exam citing communication difficulties with the defendant.
- A mental fitness report is due August 4, followed by a court hearing on August 11 where Baker is scheduled to return to determine next legal proceedings.
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