A judge in Hawaii has denied bail to a doctor who allegedly tried to kill his wife while the two were hiking on a Honolulu trail in March.
The anesthesiologist, 46-year-old Dr. Gerhardt Konig, faced charges of attempted second-degree murder after he allegedly attempted to murder his wife on March 24 while hiking on the Pali Lookout trail in Oahu. Initially, his bail was set at $5 million.
Konig has pleaded not guilty to the murder charge.
Konig’s lawyers petitioned the court to reduce the bail to a “reasonable amount,” citing his lack of a previous criminal record. However, prosecutors contested this request, arguing that Konig “faces the realistic possibility of life imprisonment,” especially since he attempted to escape the scene after the incident.
Prosecutors also wrote in the court filing that Konig allegedly called his adult son after the attack, telling him he “tried to kill your stepmom.”
The Associated Press and Fox News Digital’s Julia Bonavita contributed to this report.
