HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hundreds of residents in Makakilo say they hope the nightmare is finally over. Prosecutors charged a 53-year-old man for deliberately dropping screws on the roads causing thousands of dollars in damaged tires and a frustrated community.
In a Kapolei courtroom, charges were read for the man some residents say tormented them for years. George Sado has been charged for intentionally leaving screws on the roads in the Makakilo.
Man accused of planting screws on road in Makakilo caught
“It’s gotten to the point where I was afraid to go out in early morning because I’d pick up a nail,” said Makakilo resident Brenda Coston. “If I saw a movie, I was afraid to come home because on a Friday night, if I went out Saturday morning, Sunday, the nail, the light would come on in the car and I invariably had another nail.”
Coston was just one of the dozens of residents who suffered flat tires over four years. Honolulu Police say it was concentrated on a couple streets off Makakilo Drive including right in front of Palehua Villas on Panana Street…