{"id":4197,"date":"2026-06-01T06:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T03:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/dem-congressional-candidate-charged-after-pulling-gun-on-officials\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T06:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T03:06:09","slug":"dem-congressional-candidate-charged-after-pulling-gun-on-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/dem-congressional-candidate-charged-after-pulling-gun-on-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Congressional Candidate Charged After Pulling Gun on Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kirill Basin<\/strong>, 40, stormed into the Maui County facility around 9:30 a.m. last Friday and allegedly threatened two county workers with a gun before fleeing the scene, as New York Post<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n

The candidate, who is mounting a longshot bid for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District, was apprehended at his residence approximately three hours later and taken into custody on a first-degree terrorist threatening charge.<\/p>\n

Pattern of Erratic Behavior<\/h2>\n

Basin’s conduct in the days leading up to his arrest had grown increasingly volatile and concerning, according to authorities and court documents.<\/p>\n

Just 48 hours before the gun incident, police were forced to escort Basin from a South Maui town hall meeting after he engaged in a heated confrontation with Council member Tom Cook<\/strong> and his staff.<\/p>\n

Following his removal from that meeting, Basin confronted Cook’s executive assistant Jared Agtunong<\/strong> in the parking lot, necessitating further police intervention.<\/p>\n

Threatening Messages and Legal Action<\/h2>\n

Agtunong subsequently filed for a temporary restraining order against the congressional candidate on Friday afternoon, detailing a pattern of threatening communications.<\/p>\n

According to the petition, Basin sent Agtunong a series of cryptic and explicit text messages and phone calls. In one voicemail, Basin allegedly called the assistant “a piece of trash” and told him to “think of his family.”<\/p>\n

Text messages followed with escalating threats. Basin allegedly sent messages wishing Agtunong “luck with prison” and later that evening sent a message stating he was “f\u2013ked.”<\/p>\n

A judge approved the temporary restraining order within two hours of Agtunong filing the petition.<\/p>\n

Bizarre Social Media Claims<\/h2>\n

One day before his arrest, Basin made outlandish claims on Instagram alleging that police had tortured him for 14 hours. He announced he had filed a lawsuit outlining allegations that three police officers subjected him to “prolonged and deliberate infliction of physical, sexual and psychological abuse” while in custody.<\/p>\n

Court records indicate Basin filed the lawsuit without legal representation.<\/p>\n

This was not Basin’s first run-in with law enforcement. On May 2, he was arrested for disorderly conduct, though authorities released limited information about that incident.<\/p>\n

Basin did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

With information from New York Post<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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