A 2nd Circuit Court jury has found Justin Namauu, 48, guilty of murdering Dennis Pacheco of Kanaio more than five years ago on May 21, 2018. The unanimous ver
A Maui defense attorney had his electronic filing privileges restored by the state after he was locked out of accessing a system used by about 1,500 criminal justice partners for pulling personal information from four parking tickets paid by Gov. Josh Green.
The state Judiciary is investigating how many people gained access to a system used by about 1,500 criminal justice partners after a Maui defense attorney was able to pull the personal information of Gov. Josh Green from records of four parking tickets he paid.
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WAILUKU A man who said he was at high risk of contracting COVID-19 at the Maui Community Correctional Center had his bail cut in half Tuesday.
Marcus Ruggiero, 55, thanked the court after his bail was reduced from $415,000 to $200,000.
He has pleaded not guilty to first-degree attempted murder for allegedly driving toward police officer Nichole Paclib as she was responding to a reckless driving call in Kula on Aug. 16.
Appearing by videoconference from the Wailuku jail, Ruggiero said he was in quarantine because of eight positive COVID-19 cases reported at the jail.
Ruggiero said he suffers from asthma, high blood pressure, gout and chronic back pain.