LIHUE — A 5th Circuit grand jury returned an indictment of second-degree murder Thursday against a former Alaska resident. Steven M. Wilson, 26, of Kapaa, was indicted for the death of Kendra “Kenny” Elizabeth Lewis, 21, who was also from
LIHUE — A 5th Circuit grand jury returned an indictment of second-degree murder Thursday against a former Alaska resident.
Steven M. Wilson, 26, of Kapaa, was indicted for the death of Kendra “Kenny” Elizabeth Lewis, 21, who was also from Alaska and a part-time resident of Kauai since childhood. She was found stabbed to death in the bedroom of her residence at Kawaihau Sports Villa condominium in Kapaa on April 26.
According to the Kauai Police Department, Wilson and the victim moved to Kaua‘i from Anchorage, Alaska, earlier in the year. The two reportedly lived together with another member of the Lewis family.
Police have not yet released the day and time of death. It is believed that she may have died in the days prior to the discovery of her body in an apartment bedroom.
Wilson had been scheduled for a district court preliminary hearing on May 30, where a judge would determine if probable cause exists to prosecute the case. The state instead presented its case to the grand jury on Thursday, as a method by which a person is charged without inference of guilt.
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