Hawaii firefighter injured in attack with a ball point pen

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First the cow bone attack, now the ball point pen assault. 

KHON reports: 


A Big Island man is in police custody on suspicion of assault following a confrontation Tuesday at a fire station.

North Kohala patrol officers responded to a request for help at the Hawi fire station. When they arrived, they observed a man struggling with a male firefighter on the floor of the firehouse driveway. The 49-year-old firefighter was bleeding profusely from the head.

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