@meghannmcuniff: A Hawaii prosecutor told jurors today that two women hiking are the only reason a Maui anesthesiologist stopped attacking his wife on the cliffside Pali Puka Trail last year. Gerhardt Konig's lawyer may argue or jurors may think that Amanda Morris and Sarah Buchsbaum "only saw the end," Deputy Prosecutor Joel Garner said, but "the evidence shows that Amanda and Sarah didn't see the end of the incident. They caused the end of the incident." "When they showed up, that is the only thing that stopped the defendant," Garner said in his closing argument today (Tuesday, April 7) in Hawaii's 1st Circuit Court in Honolulu. "Arielle screaming for help didn't stop the defendant. Arielle fighting back for her life didn't stop the defendant. The only thing that stopped the defendant, the only thing that was enough for him to stop, is two eyewitnesses coming up on the scene and seeing him beat her with that rock. The only thing that got him to stop was being caught redhanded," Garner said. Garner showed jurors police body camera footage of Arielle being helped down the trail and talking to police."You heard in this video her slurred voice, her heavy breathing, her condition after the defendant beat her with that rock. She was not okay," Garner said. The police manhunt for Konig "corroborates Arielle as well," Garner said. Three agencies used two drones and a helicopter and after almost eight hours but "they were still not able to find the defendant." "And that tells you one incredibly important thing: The defendant did not want to be found," Garner said. You can watch the beginning of Garner's argument here @Meghann Cuniff, and you can watch the entire 46-minute argument on my YouTube channel and Facebook page. #law #crime #court

mae_fern🌿 :

He’s an outstanding attorney! Speaks clearly, good cadence, and spits facts

Tina Hare Doyle :

This is the best that I’ve heard the prosecutor. I hope the justice is fast and wish the victim healing, peace and safety

SunGawd ☀️ :

He’s super cute😅

baileylipsey :

wow he's young! looks about my age, 27. he's a good lawyer.

Klovescats2026 :

This young prosecutor is outstanding every clip he is on the money 👏👏

Introvertebrate32 :

KiwiLikeTheBird :

jakiyah aka elle s. dee :

arielle is so strong this is heartbreaking 🥲🥲🥲

Sierra Hamm :

Wow

georginabennett11 :

He’s young and extremely well spoken!❤️❤️Good for him ❤️

Maddie Malice :

team Ariel let's goo 💕

IceMike17 :

I wish the prosecutor would have asked the jury to consider why Gerhardt, a trained medical doctor, didn't provide aid to a victim who was injured.

Gfhsitja :

When the cops arrived, he fled. Why? That tells the whole story

jaimesquid :

Omg I didn’t realize he’d been missing 8 hours. That’s more suspicious than the rest of the case and everything sounds guilty.

Kiki Sway :

That jury will come back in less than an hour

eholly123 :

His law career is about to BLOW up!

Katrick13 :

Having followed the trial and heard all the evidence, he's definitely guilty.

appleuser99846739 :

The defense’s argument that “she wasn’t emotions” pissed me off… as a trauma victim, shutting down is those situations is SO NORMAL

thatsenoughstacey :

Mikal :

This is a pretty powerful closing argument - clear simple diction, pointed facts, and how carefully the arguments are laid bare for guilt.

user6881138537082 :

Defendant never checked on her condition either

Evelyn_Drake :

Also, if he was innocent why did he run and hide?

D_NICE_💪 :

guilty guilty guilty

Lashanna Lundeby/Hippie Chicks :

and why was he running if he didn’t do anything wrong? I didn’t even know that until now how crazy?

mrskw :

He looks so young lol