A Hawaii man shot and killed the acupuncturist who handled his spouse for again ache and fertility points — and had an affair together with her, Honolulu police mentioned.
Police arrested Eric Thompson, 34, on Valentine’s Day on suspicion of homicide.
Surveillance footage confirmed him arriving in his pickup truck at a Waipahu acupuncture workplace in January, strolling inside carrying a purchasing bag and leaving 48 seconds later, based on a detective affidavit filed in courtroom.
Acupuncturist Jon Tokuhara's mom discovered him on January 13 laying on the ground of his workplace with a pool of blood close to his head, police mentioned.
Whereas investigating his dying, police realized from a affected person of Tokuhara's that she referred Thompson's spouse, Joyce, to him for assist with again ache and fertility.
The affected person was one of many couple's lecturers once they had been highschool sweethearts, the police affidavit mentioned.
Police discovered Instagram messages between Joyce Thompson and Tokuhara indicating they'd an intimate relationship.
The Instagram messages stopped after they'd a dialog about Thompson discovering out concerning the affair, police mentioned.
Thompson, who posted $1 million bond, could not instantly be reached for remark Wednesday. He's scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.
