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Courtesy of the HONOLULU Police Department
Jonaven Perkins-Sinapati
The 38-year-old man who settled for the following injuries he suffered during a 2021 police chase was held without bail today on federal charges that he used a ghost gun while selling methamphetamine in Waianae.
Jonaven Perkins-Sinapati was arrested twice in May on suspicion of drug and weapons possession. He and federal charges. The city can’t come from Perkins-Sinapati.
According to federal court records, he was charged on May 24 by a federal criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking.
His attorney, Michael Green, was taken into custody, according to court documents.
“The Court, taking into account the U.S. Pretrial Services report and other documents in the record, has found that there is no condition or combination of conditions that will reasonably ensure the defendant’s appearance as required and the safety of the community.” , the US magistrate said. Judge Rom A. Trader ruled today.
A preliminary hearing on the federal charges is scheduled for September 9 in Trader court.
The city agreed to pay $12.5 million to Perkins-Sinapati, the driver of a car that crashed in Makaha on September 12, 2021, during a chase by Honolulu police officers who allegedly left the scene, only to return and pretend that they were not involved in the murder. the chase.
Three Honolulu police officers open in a new tab Department officers are awaiting trial for allegedly causing and covering up the high-speed chase and crash.
Officers Joshua JS Nahulu, 37, Erik XK Smith, 25, and Jake RT Bartolome, 35, were fired by the department in February. A fourth officer, Robert G. Lewis III, whose age has not been released, also faces criminal charges in connection with the crash and cover-up.
All four entered not guilty pleas on March 23, 2023 and will be tried on October 7.
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