HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR083019JuryfindsAnaholamanguiltyofresistingarrestF� OF
THE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
qa 4 MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
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News Release
For Immediate Release: August 30, 2019
OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
JUSTIN F. KOLLAR, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
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Jury finds Anahola man guilty of resisting arrest
LIHUE — A fifth circuit jury this week found Kapana Thronas-Kahoonei, 25, of Anahola,
guilty of Resisting Arrest following a three-day trial.
According to evidence presented at trial, on Feb. 20, 2019, Kauai Police Department
Officers Joel Snyder and Alexander Lacson Jr., conducted a traffic stop on a white sedan for
lacking a rear license plate. Officer Snyder observed a marijuana cigarette in the driver's side
door compartment and attempted to arrest Thronas-Kahoonei, who violently and actively
resisted those attempts.
Eventually it took three officers to subdue the defendant. This incident occurred only five
weeks after Thronas-Kahoonei was found guilty by another fifth circuit jury for an unrelated
Resisting Arrest charge.
Both cases were prosecuted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Kimberly Torigoe.
Thronas-Kahoonei represented himself in each case.
Thronas-Kahoonei faces sentencing by Fifth Circuit Chief Judge Randal G.B. Valenciano
on Dec. 5, 2019, and faces up to one year in jail and/or a $2,000 fine.
"The men and women of the Kauai Police Department put themselves in harm's way
each day to protect our community and they deserve to come home safely at the end of every
shift," stated Prosecuting Attorney Justin F. Kollar. "We thank them for their sacrifices and we
thank the jury for its efforts in this case. Justice has been achieved."
Kapana Thronas-Kahoonei, 25, of Anahola