U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenneth J. Mansfield granted the government’s motion Wednesday to detain Eric Pekala before his Dec. 11 trial before U.S. District Court Judge Jill A. Otake.
A 57-year-old man who allegedly sold fentanyl to a pair of Hawaii men who died from an overdose entered a plea of not guilty Wednesday and will be on supervised released before trial.
Three people accused by the U.S. Department of Justice of supplying fatal doses of fentanyl to two Hawaii men who died last month at a Waikiki hotel pleaded not guilty Monday.
Two accused fentanyl dealers who allegedly provided fatal doses that killed a pair of Hawaii island paddlers celebrating in a Waikiki hotel room June 5 are facing multiple federal charges in the mass overdose incident that also sent four victims to the hospital.
A 35-year-old California man who allegedly sold 25 pounds of methamphetamine to a federal informant and assaulted an agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration entered a plea of not guilty Friday.