HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR9-15-17_OPA
C OU NT Y O F KAU A‘I
BERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
News Release
For Immediate Release: September 15, 2017
JUSTIN KOLLAR, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Tel (808) 241-1888
Fax (808) 241-1758
Hanalei woman arrested following Grand Jury indictment in Meth Case
LIHU‘E - Prosecuting Attorney Justin F. Kollar announced Friday that Aquila Ecolono,
aka Aquila Say, 42, of Hanalei, was indicted on September 13 by a Fifth Circuit Grand Jury for
six charges associated with an October 2016 incident in which officers from the Kaua‘i Police
Department allegedly recovered more than an ounce of methamphetamine, as well as other
drugs including hydrocodone, tramadol, alprazolam, diazepam, and more than an ounce of
marijuana.
The Grand Jury returned a true bill on six charges including Promoting a Dangerous Drug
in the First Degree, a class A felony, Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree, a class C
felony, three misdemeanor charges of Promoting a Harmful Drug in the Fourth Degree, and a
misdemeanor count of Promoting a Detrimental Drug in the Second Degree. If convicted on all
charges, Say faces up to 29 years in prison. Say was arrested on the Grand Jury bench warrant,
posted a $50,000 bond, and will make her initial appearance in Circuit Court on October 4.
Say was convicted in 2009 of three felony drug charges, including two counts of
Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree and one count of Unlawful Use of Drug
Paraphernalia.
Individuals charged with crimes are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven
guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
###