Stephen Gala, 38, of Phoenix, is charged with criminal trespass and open lewdness. He is being held at the Samuel Mahelona Medical Center psychiatric unit. Police Lt. Ale Quibilan said Gala has been visiting Kauai for the past couple of
Stephen Gala, 38, of Phoenix, is charged with criminal trespass and open lewdness. He is being held at the Samuel Mahelona Medical Center psychiatric unit.
Police Lt. Ale Quibilan said Gala has been visiting Kauai for the past couple of years and “gets in trouble every time he comes here.”
Gala was arrested Monday for abuse of a household member in an incident involving his girlfriend, Quibilan said. He went to court Tuesday morning and was released in the afternoon after posting bail.
Later that night, Gala and his girlfriend wanted to return to Phoenix, but airline officials refused to let him board the plane, Quibilan said. Police were called to the airport but Gala was not arrested.
Early Wednesday morning, officials in the airport’s control tower saw him walking nude on the runway and called airport security. He was arrested by Kaua’i police.
