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Alleged Hawaii crime lord Michael J. Miske Jr. will stand trial alone after the last of his alleged co-conspirators entered into a plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
The suspected beating death of an inmate waiting for trial at Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC), followed by the discovery of a trove of contraband held by inmates, painfully demonstrate that life-threatening conditions and corruption continue to plague the facility.
A U.S. District Court Judge granted a request to move the start date of Miske’s trial from Sept. 11 to sometime in January 2024.
Chief U.S. District Judge Derrick K. Watson granted a request to move the start date of Michael J. Miske Jr.’s trial from Sept. 11 to sometime in January. The U.S. Department of Justice had opposed pushing the trial’s start date into 2024.
Thomas Otake has been at least temporarily terminated over alleged conflicts of interest.