@meghannmcuniff: The jury in the attempted murder case against Gerhardt Koning has several other charges to consider if they don't convict him of attempted second-degree murder. Judge Paul B.K. Wong instructed jurors on Tuesday that Konig's "included offenses" are attempted first-degree assault, second-degree assault and third-degree assault. If they find him not guilty or can't agree on the attempted murder charge, they're to consider the first-degree attempted assault charge. If they acquit or can't agree on that, they consider the second-degree charge. If they acquit or can't agree on that, they consider the third-degree charge. Third-degree assault "can be committed in either of two ways: assault in the third degree bodily injury or assault in the third degree dangerous instrument," Wong said on Tuesday (April 7). If jurors want to convict Konig of third-degree assault, they "must determine whether the prosecution has proven beyond the reasonable doubt that the fight or scuffle was not entered into by mutual consent. "The jurors must be unanimous.They deliberated for about three hours on Tuesday and will continue today in Hawaii's 1st Circuit Court in Honolulu. Konig, 47, moved to Maui in 2023 with his wife, Arielle Konig, and three sons. He worked as an anesthesiologist on the island and Arielle worked remotely in unclear engineering. The couple traveled to O'ahu to celebrate Arielle's birthday and were on the steep, cliffside Pali Puka Trail when Arielle testified Gerhardt attacked her. Gerhardt told jurors he acted in self defense after his wife attacked him. The couple was in counseling after Gerhardt discovered flirtatious text messages between Arielle and a coworker several months earlier. You can watch some of Arielle's testimony here @Meghann Cuniff and here @Meghann Cuniff, and you can watch testimony from one of the hikers who rescued her here @Meghann Cuniff. #law #crime #jury #court

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Wednesday 08 April 2026 19:18:39 GMT