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WAILUKU Acknowledging reports that a Napili man had improved his life “tremendously,” a judge imposed an 18-month jail term instead of a longer prison sentence for a defendant who robbed one man and threatened two others in a Honokowai parking lot.
“I think you’ve seen what it means to be a real man wake up sober, pick up your lunch pail and go to work,” 2nd Circuit Judge Richard Bissen said in sentencing Duke Waring on April 6 “But mostly earn some pride.
“There’s no pride in pulling a gun on an unarmed man. There’s no pride in picking on someone half your size. That’s just being a bully.”
WAILUKU A Kahului man is asking for his bail to be reduced from $1.75 million, following his indictment on charges including attempted murder for allegedly
lfujimoto@mauinews.com WAILUKU Bail was reduced to $7,500 for a man charged with robbery for allegedly punching another man while stealing his truck in Paia.
Mark Fisher, 51, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree robbery, first-degree unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle, unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle and second-degree terroristic threatening.
During a court hearing Tuesday, Deputy Prosecutor Johann Smith asked for Fisher’s bail to remain at $20,000 for the crimes involving violence and property theft.
Fisher asked to be released on supervision, with Deputy Public Defender Ben Lowenthal saying the defendant is a caretaker of property on the way to Keanae. Fisher can’t afford to post bail, Lowenthal said.