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Attorney Says Kaneohe Nightclub Killing Was Self Defense

Prosecutor Says Victim Intervened In Couple's Argument

POSTED: 11:03 am HST April 6, 2009
UPDATED: 8:10 am HST April 7, 2009

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The attorney for a man accused of killing another man outside a Kaneohe nightclub admitted that his client killed the victim during his trial, which began on Monday.

Glen Keohokapu Jr., 35, killed Steven Wilcox, 19, in self-defense, his attorney said.

The stabbing happened outside a Kaneohe nightclub in June after Wilcox intervened while Keohokapu and his wife argued.

Wilcox was looking for a "fair fight," the prosecutor said.

Defense attorney Benjamin Ignacio said Wilcox frightened Keohokapu with "naked, unexplained aggression." So, he armed himself with a folding knife.

At the time of the stabbing, a restraining order was supposed to be keeping the Keohokapus apart.

Keohokapu's criminal record goes back 17 years. It includes burglary robbery, assault, abuse of a family member in 1996, parole violations and drug charges that got him five years in prison.

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