Three Honolulu Men Charged with Armed Robbery of the 944 Game Room

HONOLULU - Rogelio Tadeo-Burrows, age 24, B.J. Bakol, age 19, and Joseph Konno III, age 19, all of Honolulu, Oahu, made their initial appearance yesterday in United States District Court before United States Magistrate Judge Kenneth J. Mansfield, following their arrests pursuant to a criminal complaint for robbing the "944" game room in Honolulu on August 22, 2024.

United States Attorney Clare E. Connors, Chief Joe Logan of the Honolulu Police Department (HPD), and Special Agent in Charge Lucia Cabral-Dearmas of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) made the announcement.

According to a criminal complaint, on August 22, 2024, Tadeo-Burrows, Bakol, and Konno entered the game room on Kawaiahao Street and robbed the employees and patrons at gunpoint. HPD Officers responded to a 911 call and upon arriving at the scene, arrested Konno as he exited the game room wearing a mask. HPD Officers arrested Tadeo-Burrows and Bakol after locating them in a bathroom inside the game room, along with two loaded firearms, a large amount of U.S. currency, and two masks.

If indicted and convicted of the charges in the criminal complaint, the defendants would face up to twenty years in prison for the robbery charge and a consecutive mandatory minimum sentence of seven years in prison for the firearm charge. The charges and information contained in the criminal complaint are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until indicted and proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The case is being investigated by HPD and HSI and being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sara Ayabe and Barbara Eucker.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce gun violence and other violent crime, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit Justice.gov/PSN.