Big Island Deputy Prosecutor Ordered To Stop Alleged Harassment
A judge has summoned Randall Winston “Bew” Albright to appear in court and answer complaints that he’s been allegedly intimidating his neighbor.
A court has ordered a deputy prosecutor in Hilo to stop allegedly harassing his neighbor, a disabled veteran.
District Judge Kanani Laubach issued a on Wednesday against Randall Winston 鈥淏ew鈥 Albright and his wife Nicole Albright, a massage therapist also known as Isis.
According to neighbor Micah Gauthier, Albright has repeatedly harassed and threatened Gauthier on multiple occasions over things like a shed, the property line and the veteran鈥檚 outdoor smoking, the odor of which apparently wafts over the yard to the prosecutor鈥檚 house.
鈥淗e started accusing us of trespassing. And he started making statements like, 鈥業 uphold the law and I enforce the law and I won鈥檛 tolerate your shed,鈥欌 Gauthier said.
He said Albright told him he had pulled all the county permits Gauthier and other neighbors have obtained over the years to examine them, and he determined Gauthier鈥檚 shed was illegal.
鈥淗e also stated that 鈥楳y brother is a cop and he鈥檒l be over here often,鈥欌 Gauthier said. 鈥淚t was definitely a threat and something to intimidate.鈥
Albright is listed as a deputy prosecutor in news releases from the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for Hawaii County.
Civil Beat reached out by phone and email to the seeking comment on Friday morning. Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen returned the call mid-afternoon. He said he knew there was an ongoing dispute between Albright and a neighbor but he wasn’t aware a temporary restraining order against his employee had been issued.
“Given that it’s a pending civil matter, I can’t really provide any comment. But regarding any personnel matters and whether there would be any disciplinary matters, I’ll be consulting with human resources and our office of corporation counsel if there should be any action taken at this time,” said Waltjen.
A voicemail left on a phone tied to Albright鈥檚 wife was not returned.
Process server Lindsey Morin said he knocked on the door of Albright鈥檚 house in Paukaa, a former plantation community north of Hilo. He arrived on Thursday to hand the prosecutor an injunction against alleged harassment and a summons to appear in court later this month. Morin said he identified himself as a process server, stated the names of the parties involved, and the nature of his visit. Albright slammed the door in Morin鈥檚 face, according to Morin.
鈥淗e went running into his house and told his wife to hide. They were trying to close all the blinds,鈥 Morin said.
Morin said he took video of the incident, his standard practice.
Judges or magistrates issue temporary restraining orders if they are convinced that a person might face immediate, irreparable harm unless the respondent is ordered to stop the harassing or threatening behavior. The orders are short-term and last until a full hearing takes place.
A hearing in the Albright case has been set for Aug. 17 at 9:30 a.m. in District Court of the Third Circuit in Hilo.
