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Posted: Friday, January 18th, 2013 9:06 AM HST

Police arrest man in homicide case

By Associated Press

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A 30-year-old Kurtistown man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a Big Island man. The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reports that Claude Keone Krause has been arrested for questioning in the disappearance of 44-year-old Dante Peter Gilman of Hawaiian Acres. He is being held at the Hilo police cellblock. Gilman was reported missing on Jan. 10. Police said that he was last seen in Hawaiian Acres on or about Dec. 30. The missing person case now has turned into a homicide investigation. Police say they continue to search for Gilman's body.