Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office Hosts Trial Advocacy Training for Hawai‘i Prosecutors
The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney hosted a week long trial advocacy training course for deputy prosecutors across the state.
Career Criminal Gets 10 Years for Dragging Officer
Derek Torres was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempted assault in the first degree.
No-Contest Plea in Freeway Crash that Killed 18-year-old Woman
Devon Keser pleaded no contest to charges of negligent homicide and negligent injury resulting from a vehicle crash that killed an 18-year-old woman on the H-1 Freeway in 2015.
Boy Scout Troop 10 Visits Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office
Members of the Boy Scout Troop 10 visited the Prosecutor’s Office to learn about the legal system and the role of law enforcement in the community.
Abella Sentenced to 20 Years for Beating Death
Michael Abella was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the beating death of Shelton Higa in 2014.
Honolulu Awarded Sexual Assault Justice Initiative Grant
Honolulu is one of seven cities selected as pilot sites for the Department of Justice’s Sexual Assault Justice Initiative. Honolulu will receive a two-year, $400,000 grant.
Sex Offender Gets Consecutive Life Terms
Repeat sex offender Dewitt Long was sentenced to consecutive terms of life in prison with the possibility of parole.
Shooter Gets Life in Prison
Matthew K. Chung sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. He was found guilty for attempted murder in the second degree for shooting a man four times in the chest and arms.
Phony Contractor Sentenced to 15 years in Prison
Alexander Nebre was sentenced to 15 years in prison for posing as a contractor and stole more than $130,800 from nine victims.
Multiple Sex Offender Facing Life in Prison
State jury found Dewitt Long, a repeat sex offender, guilty of seven felony charges.
