Maui man sentenced to additional 10 years for kidnapping and threatening ex-girlfriend
Christopher Steven Helmer, 37, was sentenced after pleading guilty to charges including kidnapping and terroristic threatening.
4 reports on this incident · first at Sep 5, 2026, 2:56 a.m. ET
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Sep 5, 2026, 7:22 p.m. ET
Maui man sentenced to additional 10 years for kidnapping and threatening ex-girlfriend
Christopher Steven Helmer, 37, was sentenced on September 4, 2026, to an additional 10-year prison term for kidnapping and terroristic threatening, according to reports from mauinow.com and hawaiinewsnow.com. The sentence was imposed by the County of Maui Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, as reported by mauinow.com, or the Maui County Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, as reported by hawaiinewsnow.com.
Helmer was convicted of kidnapping, terroristic threatening in the first degree, multiple counts of prohibited possession of a firearm, promoting a dangerous drug in the second degree, terroristic threatening, drug possession, and prohibited firearm possession, according to reports. The charges stem from an incident in which Helmer allegedly held his then-girlfriend against her will and threatened her life over the course of a night and the following day at a property in Honokōhau Valley, according to court records reported by mauinow.com. The government alleged that Helmer held his girlfriend against her will and threatened to kill her, as reported by hawaiinewsnow.com.
The Maui Police Department investigated the case. The sentence imposed was reported as a 10-year prison term, to run consecutively to a prior 10-year sentence, resulting in a combined 20-year indeterminate term, according to mauinow.com, while hawaiinewsnow.com reported a 10-year prison term.
Sep 5, 2026, 3:22 a.m. ET
Maui man sentenced to additional 10 years for kidnapping and threatening ex-girlfriend
Christopher Steven Helmer, 37, was sentenced on September 4, 2026, to a 10-year prison term, to run consecutively to a prior 10-year sentence, resulting in a combined 20-year indeterminate term, according to Maui Now.
Helmer was convicted of kidnapping, terroristic threatening in the first degree, multiple counts of prohibited possession of a firearm, and promoting a dangerous drug in the second degree, the outlet reported. Court records show he held his then-girlfriend against her will and threatened her life over a night and the following day at a property in Honokōhau Valley, pointing a rifle at her, driving her to a remote area, and repeatedly threatening to kill her.
The case was prosecuted by the County of Maui Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, and the Maui Police Department investigated.
Sep 5, 2026, 2:56 a.m. ETFirst report
Maui man sentenced to additional 10 years for kidnapping and threatening ex-girlfriend
Christopher Steven Helmer, 37, was sentenced on September 4, 2026, to a 10-year prison term for kidnapping, terroristic threatening in the first degree, multiple counts of prohibited possession of a firearm, and promoting a dangerous drug in the second degree, according to the County of Maui Department of the Prosecuting Attorney as reported by Maui Now.
The sentence will run consecutively to a prior 10-year sentence, resulting in a combined 20-year indeterminate term. Court records state that Helmer held his then-girlfriend against her will and threatened her life over the course of a night and the following day at a property in Honokōhau Valley. He allegedly pointed a rifle at the victim, drove her to a remote, secluded area, and repeatedly threatened to kill her.
The Maui Police Department investigated the case. The charges stem from allegations that have been resolved through sentencing; Helmer has been sentenced and is serving time.
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