🚨NEW: A Hawaiian man knocked out a Democratic congressional candidate with one punch after he allegedly threatened to shoot a woman at a Maui beach.
Police say Kirill Basin, 40, became enraged after a 61-year-old man asked him to lower his music.
Basin allegedly threatened to… pic.twitter.com/awddZb1aPz
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A strong start to his political campaign!
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Kirill Basin is a Democratic congressional candidate for Hawaii’s 2nd District. On a Maui beach he got into a fight after someone asked him to turn down loud music. Police say he threatened to shoot a man’s wife and pulled a knife. A local bystander punched him once and knocked him out cold. The bystander recovered the knife from the ocean. Basin faces two first-degree terroristic threatening charges with $1 million bail. He has prior arrests and restraining orders since May. Video confirms the knockout.