Jeffrey Kelly, a 47-year-old White man, was found unconscious and treated by medics after a violent domestic incident at a home in the Fern Acres subdivision in Mountain View, near Hilo, on the morning of May 23, 2015. He was taken to Hilo Medical Center and died a short time later; authorities quickly classified the matter as a murder investigation.

Police arrested Kelly’s 18-year-old son, Forrest Keesler of Mountain View, at the scene that same day on suspicion of second-degree murder. By the next afternoon Keesler was formally charged with second-degree murder, bail was set at $250,000, and an initial court appearance was scheduled for May 26, 2015. Public reports from the time identify Keesler as the only person arrested in connection with Kelly’s death and describe a troubled father-son relationship marked by domestic disputes and longstanding family tensions.

Does anyone have information about the May 23, 2015 incident or knew Jeffrey or his family that could help clarify what happened?