Road rage suspect moved to protective custody

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24-05-2025

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Three California women who were victims of road rage suspect Nathaniel Radimak, who is now in protective custody, expressed their outrage on what they said were failures in the judicial system.
On May 22 Radimak made his first appearance in court since an apparent altercation with inmates at Halawa Correctional Facility last week.
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He had bruises and a bandage above his eye as he pled not guilty to charges of assault and unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle after allegedly attacking two women in Kakaako earlier this month.
But since his return to Halawa on May 16, sources tell KHON2 he has been placed in protective custody for his safety. Therefore, he is not housed with the rest of the general population of inmates.
The three California women say Radimak violated their safety when he attacked them back in 2023.'I think Mr. Radimak poses a serious danger to the public,' said one of his victims, Vivian Romero.
The women and their attorney Gloria Allred said the judicial system failed when he was released on parole, after serving only 10 months of a five-year sentence.
'Had he served a sentence of five years in California, these new attacks on women might have been prevented,' Romero added. 'I believe these incidents were a foreseeable consequence of a system that repeatedly failed to address his pattern of violence and behavior.'
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'It is sickening that Nathaniel Radimak, after being released from prison early, has appeared to violate his parole by reportedly reoffending in Hawaii,' said another victim Beth Lamprecht. 'There was every reason to doubt any chance of reform for this repeat offender. His return to violence underscores that he has not been willing to control his actions.'
Grecia Palma, a third victim said she was infuriated when she heard he was being released on parole.
'This is exactly what we feared, I did not believe a short time behind bars was enough and this latest failure highlights how broken and ineffective the system truly is,' Palma said.
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All three women said they hope justice will be served in the new criminal case in Hawaii.
'If he is convicted, we're looking forward to seeing him back here in LA County,' Allred said.
Allred also said Radimak was given credit for 424 days served while he was awaiting sentencing, and 212 days for good behavior.
'I don't know what he got 'good time' for in LA [jail],' Allred said. 'It doesn't look like he had a good time in Hawaii while in custody.'
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation told KHON2 that Radimak was approved for an interstate transfer to Hawaii on Jan. 31, 2025 due to a change in residency.
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Since his arrival to the Aloha State, one Hawaii woman claims she was nearly assaulted by Radimak at a Honolulu gym when he allegedly threw a punch toward her while she was filming him. She said that incident occurred on April 18.
The alleged assault on the two Kakaako women occurred two-and-a-half weeks later on May 7.
The Hawaii Paroling Authority has issued a no bail warrant for violating parole conditions tied to California.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in an e-mail that Radimak is a CDCR-supervised person currently under the supervision of Hawaii via the Interstate Compact. Interstate Compact offenders are subject to supervision conditions of both the receiving and sending state.
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Once Hawaii adjudicates Radimak's criminal charges, California will initiate retaking procedures to bring Radimak back to California so the CDCR can submit a petition to violate Radimak's parole. By law, the department is limited in what it can disclose about supervised persons and is unable to provide specific information on parole conditions.
Allred said parolees are told to obey all laws.
'If he is convicted in Hawaii, I'd like to see him be sentenced to the maximum sentence that is possible under the law for which he was convicted there,' Allred said. 'I would like to see him serve his full sentence and then brought back to serve a further term, if it is found, which it will be if he didn't obey all laws and is convicted in Hawaii, serve the remainder of his California sentence here in California.'
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