Hawaii soldier found dead in burned car, boyfriend charged with murder

A 21-year-old soldier was discovered lifeless in a burning automotive in Honolulu – and her boyfriend has been charged with homicide for allegedly stabbing her within the neck and igniting the car.

Spc. Laau Jordan Laulusa, a member of the Hawaii Military Nationwide Guard, was found at about 6:40 a.m. Monday contained in the torched automotive, which was parked outdoors Mililani Excessive College, KITV reported.

Witnesses instructed police they noticed a person holding a “bladed weapon” opening and shutting the automotive’s doorways moments earlier than it went up in flames, after which fleeing from the scene.

The passersby adopted him till police arrived and took him into custody.

The suspect, recognized as Samuel Jones, was charged with second-degree homicide and first-degree arson. His bail was set at $1 million.

“Our Aloha and prayers are together with her ‘ohana (household) and those that knew this soldier personally and professionally,” Brig. Gen. Stephen Logan, commanding officer of the Hawaii Military Nationwide Guard, mentioned in a press release.

“This can be a tragic loss for all the Hawai‘i Military Nationwide Guard. We’re cooperating with authorities in the course of the ongoing investigation,” he added.

Laulusa, who joined the Guard in 2019, was a provide specialist for the 227th Brigade Engineer Battalion, twenty ninth Infantry Brigade Fight Workforce, in line with the navy.

Her uncle, Sasoa Feagai, instructed KHON: “It’s too unhealthy as a result of she’s nonetheless younger, a ravishing woman, actual variety, and she or he didn’t deserve this.”

Laulusa, who was generally known as Jordan, was described by her household as a ravishing one who was trying ahead to touring the world with the navy.

“The place’s the love? What occurred? It’s so laborious to consider one thing like this occur(ing) to anyone,” Feagai instructed KITV. “However it does occur. With out the aloha and love that we should always give folks.”

He mentioned he appreciated that the witnesses chased after the suspect.

“Grateful for these individuals who did that in any other case who is aware of how lengthy it’s going to be to be solved,” Feagai instructed the outlet. “We’re simply coping with the tragedy of it and attempt to make sense of what had occurred.”