Overview
- Robert Morris, 49, was scheduled to appear in federal court on Thursday but missed the hearing due to reported illness, and the initial appearance was postponed to Monday.
- He is charged by criminal complaint with assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon, using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
- Authorities say he opened fire from inside his Kapahulu apartment as agents served a search warrant, wounding a DEA Task Force Officer and prompting a roughly 16-hour barricade that he partially livestreamed.
- Investigators recovered a .40-caliber handgun inside the residence that he later admitted using during the shootout, according to court documents.
- The U.S. Attorney’s Office has moved to detain him without bail, and the case is being pursued under Operation Take Back America with assistance from FBI, DEA, ATF, Honolulu police, and state law enforcement.