Category: Honolulu Prosecutor Press Releases
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Dixie Denise Villa Convicted of Manslaughter
An Oʻahu jury returned a verdict of guilty against Dixie Denise Villa, 46, for manslaughter in the death of Abigail Lobisch.
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Brennen Canumay Sentenced for Manslaughter
Oʻahu Circuit Court Judge Rowena Somerville sentenced Brennen Canumay, 29, to two terms of 20 years each for Manslaughter and five years for Assault in the Second Degree.
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O‘ahu Circuit Court Judge Sentences Tuitelapaga to Life without Parole
O’ahu Circuit Court Judge Fa’auunga To’oto’o sentenced Aaron Tuitelapaga to Life without Parole for the murder of Sausau Togiai III.
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OʻAHU GRAND JURY INDICTS THREE INDIVIDUALS FOR ASSAULT ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
An Oʻahu grand jury indicted three individuals for assaulting Honolulu Police Officers.
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PROSECUTOR ASKS COURT TO DISMISS CASES AGAINST 10 ARRESTED IN HAWAIʻI NURSES ASSOCIATION STRIKE
On September 23, 2024, ten community members were arrested and/or cited for blocking a bus filled with travel nurses who were replacements for striking HNA nurses at Kapiʻolani Medical Center.
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Man Indicted for Murder of Woman’s Body Found in Storm Drain
An O‛ahu grand jury indicted Gibran Copeland, 44, for Murder in the Second Degree for the death of 50 year old Christina Baca.
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Grand Jury Indicts Reynaldo Cheney for Murder at Wendy’s Nānākuli
An O‛ahu grand jury indicted Reynaldo Cheney, 60, today on three felony offenses including Attempted Murder in the First Degree, Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, and Murder in the Second Degree in connection with the stabbing death Kashka Otto, age 22, and the attempted murder of Anthony McCollough, age 44. Both Otto and McCollough…
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Man found guilty of attempted murder for shooting police officer
A jury found Tony D.V. Souza, guilty yesterday of one count of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree for shooting a plainclothes police officer and one count of Attempted Assault in the Second Degree for trying to shoot another on July 29, 2019. The jury also found Souza guilty of four felony firearms offenses.
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No charges will be filed in Wai‘anae shooting
No charges will be filed against Rishard Keamo-Carnate related to the events at 85-1373 Wai‘anae Valley Road, #C, on August 31, 2024. It has been determined that Mr. Keamo-Carnate was acting in self-defense and defense of others when he fatally shot Hiram Silva after Mr. Silva repeatedly drove a front loader through multiple parked cars…
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Prosecuting Attorney announces new media and special counsel
Prosecuting Attorney Steven S. Alm has selected Christine Denton to handle communications and community affairs for the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, effective September 27, 2024.
