Man charged in 1977 cold case murder of girlfriend's son

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  UNDATED: This Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department booking photo shows Michael Ackerman.Marion County Prosecutor's Office

INDIANAPOLIS –  An Indianapolis man has been arrested and charged with murder in the beating death of his girlfriend's 18-month-old son 36 years ago.

Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said 57-year-old Michael V. Ackerman was arrested late Wednesday in connection with the Jan. 17, 1977, death of William T. (Billy) Wood, whom Ackerman was babysitting at the time of the child's death.

Ackerman was being held Thursday in the Marion County Jail, where records did not indicate whether he had an attorney.

The boy's cause of death was listed at the time of an autopsy as multiple injuries/undetermined, even though an autopsy report identified the injuries as a fractured skull and numerous internal injuries.

The police cold case squad reopened the case in February, when the victim's older sister, Indy Jo Wood, came forward and told authorities she was in the apartment when her mother's then-boyfriend allegedly killed her brother, IndyStar.com reported.

The sister, who was three years old when her brother died, told authorities she has been haunted by the incident and said her mother did not give satisfying answers when she asked about her brother's death over the years, according to an affidavit in support of Ackerman's arrest.

After interviewing Wood's mother and tracking down retired medics and police officers that had worked on the case police Sgt. David Ellison was able to build a case against Ackerman, according to the IndyStar.com report.

"No crime victim should ever be forgotten, particularly a young child such as Billy Wood," Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry said in a statement. "Even though it is now 36 years after his death, it is our intent that justice will be served on his behalf."

Ackerman faces a second degree murder charge, which carries a term of imprisonment of 15 to 25 years or life, according to the Marion County Prosecutor's Office.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Skakel to take stand in Conn. murder appeal

Published April 24, 2013

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VERNON, Conn. –  An attorney for Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel (SKAY'-kul) says he plans to call him to testify as he challenges his 2002 Connecticut murder conviction on the grounds his trial attorney failed to competently defend him.

Attorney Hubert Santos said Wednesday that Skakel will take the stand.

Skakel is expected to testify Thursday in Rockville Superior Court. He didn't testify at his trial but spoke last year when he was denied parole.

Skakel is serving 20 years to life for the 1975 golf club bludgeoning of Martha Moxley when they were 15-year-old neighbors in Greenwich (GREN'-ich).

Skakel argues trial attorney Michael Sherman got caught up in the limelight of the high-profile case and failed to prepare. Sherman says he did all he could to prevent Skakel's conviction and denies he was distracted by media attention.

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NY gym owner gets prison for murder conspiracy

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  Dee Snider, lead singer of the rock band Twisted Sister, stands with his wife Suzette Snider outside U.S. District Court in Central Islip, N.Y., on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. The couple attended the sentencing of a man convicted of conspiracy and murder in the deaths of Suzette Snider's brother and two other men.(AP Photo/Frank Eltman)The Associated Press

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  Dee Snider, lead singer of the rock band Twisted Sister, stands with his wife Suzette Snider outside U.S. District Court in Central Islip, N.Y., on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. The couple attended the sentencing of a man convicted of conspiracy and murder in the deaths of Suzette Snider's brother and two other men. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)The Associated Press

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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. –  A New York businessman was sentenced Wednesday to three life terms in prison following his conviction on murder and conspiracy charges in the deaths of three men, including the brother-in-law of "Twisted Sister" lead singer Dee Snider.

Christian Tarrantino, 46, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, insisted he was innocent of the crimes before being sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joanna Seybert. His attorney has said he will appeal the convictions.

Federal prosecutors said Tarantino, who owned several fitness clubs on Long Island, had previously been convicted of murder for his involvement in the 1994 killing of an armored car driver during a robbery. A suspected associate in the robbery was later killed by Tarantino and dumped in the Atlantic Ocean, prosecutors said.

Tarantino was convicted of murder conspiracy in the 2003 death of Snider's brother-in-law. Prosecutors said Vincent Gargiulo was killed on Tarantino's orders after Gargiulo, a former business partner of Tarantino's, threatened to reveal his friend's involvement in the two earlier killings.

Prosecutors said Gargiulo told Tarantino he had secretly tape-recorded him admitting his role in the 1994 case. Gargiulo was shot in the face in August 2003 as he walked to work at a construction site Manhattan. Several months later, Gargiulo's tape recording was anonymously mailed to NYPD homicide detectives.

Snider, who sat in the back row of the crowded courtroom with his wife Suzette and other relatives, accompanied his wife to the podium when she addressed the judge about the loss of her brother.

"Vinnie thought Chris was his friend," Suzette Snider said. "Vinnie would have died for Chris and it's ironic because Vinnie did die because of Chris."

Relatives of the armored car driver, Julius Baumgardt, also spoke before the sentencing was imposed, noting they have waited nearly 20 years for justice.

A jury convicted Tarantino in 2011 in the 1994 murders of Baumgardt — the armored car driver — and subsequent killing of Louis Dorval, who was an accomplice in the holdup killed because Tarantino feared he would go to the police, prosecutors said. The jury in that trial deadlocked over whether Tarantino was guilty in the death of Gargiulo, but he was convicted of conspiring to kill Gargiulo in a retrial in May 2012.

Tarantino, who had supporters speak on his behalf urging leniency, spoke briefly after the victims' relatives expressed their desire for him to suffer in prison. As his arms shook from the apparent effects of the Parkinson's disease, Tarantino assured them: "Talk about suffering? You can count on it. I am." He added: "I feel sorry for the families (of the victims). I am going through my own personal hell, which I am sure will make you happy."

Seybert said it was clear to her that Tarantino was not remorseful, calling him, "violent, cruel, cunning person who chose to commit these crimes."

The prison sentences will run concurrently.

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Texas executes convicted killer for 2001 murder of teenager

Published April 16, 2013

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HUNTSVILLE, Texas –  A North Texas man convicted in the fatal shooting of a teenager during a carjacking outside a nightclub 12 years ago has been executed.

Forty-year-old Ronnie Threadgill received lethal injection Tuesday evening in Huntsville less than two hours after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-day appeal.

Threadgill expressed love to friends and supporters and said he was "going to a better place."

He was pronounced dead almost 30 minutes later.

Attorneys for the 40-year-old Threadgill argued his case deserved review because he had deficient legal help during his 2002 capital murder trial when he was sentenced to die for the killing of 17-year-old Dexter McDonald.

State attorneys contended the appeal was only an attempt to delay the punishment.

The execution is the third this year in Texas.

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Suspects booked on murder in Nev. official's death

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  This photo released by the Carson City Sheriff's Office shows William McCune. A sheriff says a body believed to be that of Nevada's chief insurance examiner, McCune, was found Saturday April 6, 2013, in a river in Carson City, and four suspects were arrested in connection with his disappearance. (AP Photo/Carson City Sheriff's Department)The Associated Press

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  This photo released by the Carson City Sheriff's Office shows Michael Paul Evans. Evans and 20-year-old Anthony Elliot were booked on murder charges, after a body believed to be that of Nevada's chief insurance examiner was found Saturday April 6, 2013 in a river in Carson City. (AP Photo/Carson City Sheriff's Department)The Associated Press

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  This photo released by the Carson City Sheriff's Office shows Anthony Elliot. Twenty-three-year-old Michael Evans and 20-year-old Elliot were booked on murder charges, after a body believed to be that of Nevada's chief insurance examiner was found Saturday April 6, 2013 in a river in Carson City. (AP Photo/Carson City Sheriff's Department)The Associated Press

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RENO, Nev. –  Investigators believe four suspects stole property in the apartment of Nevada's chief insurance examiner before killing him and dumping his body in a river, authorities said Sunday.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said all four suspects have been booked on murder charges in the death of William McCune, 62, whose blanket-wrapped, duct-tape-bound body was found Saturday.

Initially, Michael Evans, 23, and Anthony Elliot, 20, were booked on murder charges, while Raul Garcia, 22, and Makyla Blackmore, 20, were arrested on burglary charges. But Furlong said Sunday that Garcia and Blackmore were later booked on murder charges.

The suspects are from the Carson City area, he said, and the case isn't related to McCune's work for the state.

Investigators found evidence of a bloody, violent struggle in McCune's apartment on Thursday, the same day he was reported missing after he failed to catch a business flight with a co-worker.

Detectives believe McCune knew two of the suspects socially, Furlong said, and the motive was the theft of property or money from him. They're still processing evidence at McCune's apartment and trying to compile an accurate list of stolen items, he said.

"We think stealing was quite apparently the motive because they took so much from him," Furlong told The Associated Press. "The mystery is if you intended on robbing and killing him, why did you have to take the body out? That doesn't make sense to me."

Three suspects were arrested Saturday on the Las Vegas Strip after allegedly trying to sell a "computer item," the sheriff said. Investigators were trying to determine whether it belonged to McCune.

Evans was taken into custody in Carson City, while authorities believe the other three suspects fled Carson City for Las Vegas after news broke of McCune's disappearance.

All four suspects were spotted near McCune's apartment around the time of his disappearance, and businesses frequented by the suspects provided important tips that led to their arrests, Furlong said. He declined to elaborate.

Authorities were unsure how long two of the suspects and McCune knew each other or how they met.

It wasn't clear Sunday whether any of the four had an attorney, and the Las Vegas and Carson City jails don't make new inmates available to the media for comment. The three suspects in Las Vegas are expected to be returned to Carson City within a week.

McCune had held his position since December 2009 and worked similar jobs for two decades before that. As head of the division's corporate and financial affairs section, McCune worked to ensure the solvency of insurance companies in the state. He was charged with ensuring each company had sufficient money in their reserves to cover all claims and obligations.

McCune was single and without any known children, Furlong said, and there was no forced entry at his home.

Investigators believe the body found in the Carson River Saturday was that of McCune, even though a positive identification and cause of death are not expected to be officially established by the Washoe County medical examiner's office until later this week, he said.

There was no indication yet of the weapon or weapons involved in the death, he added, but investigators would have a better idea after autopsy results are released.

While authorities have not found McCune's pickup truck, they located its license plates Friday night at a Carson City residence that Evans was known to have frequented, the sheriff said.

Investigators do not expect any additional arrests in the case. "We believe all the people involved have been taken into custody," Furlong said.

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Questions linger in 1990 murder of rabbi in NYC

Published March 22, 2013

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NEW YORK –  A man imprisoned for the slaying of a rabbi has been released after prosecutors say their review of his murder case determined it was flawed. But 58-year-old David Ranta's liberty could mean the murder will never be solved.

At least one other potential suspect is dead, witnesses' memories have faded and there's an absence of police paperwork on the case. Authorities say any opportunity for a clear-cut resolution has slipped away.

On Feb. 8, 1990, a gunman botched an attempt to rob a diamond courier in Brooklyn. The courier escaped unharmed and approached the car of Rabbi Chaskel Werzberger. He shot him in the forehead before pulling him out of the vehicle and driving away.

No physical evidence linked Ranta to the crime but a jury found him guilty anyway.

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Texas shootout may be tied to Colorado correction chief's murder, authorities say

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DECATUR, Texas –  A man who may be linked to the slaying of Colorado's state prison chief led authorities in Texas on a harrowing, 100 mph car chase Thursday that ended after he crashed into a semi and then opened fire before being shot down by his pursuers, authorities said.

A federal law enforcement official has confirmed the man to be is 28-year-old Evan Spencer Ebel, who is a paroled prison inmate, the Associated Press reports.

The official was not authorized to speak publicly about the case and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Legal records show Ebel was convicted several crimes in Colorado dating back to 2003, including assaulting a prison guard in 2008.

He was spotted driving a car that matched the description of the vehicle seen leaving the home of prisons chief Tom Clements Tuesday night around the time he was shot.

Ebel is "basically legally deceased" while still hooked up to equipment for organ harvesting at a Fort Worth hospital, Wise County Sheriff David Walker said at an afternoon news conference in Decatur.

The possible link to the Tuesday night slaying of Colorado prison director Tom Clements is tentative but intriguing enough to put Colorado investigators on a plane to Texas. The black Cadillac Ebel drove, with Colorado license plates, matches the description of a car spotted outside Clements' home just before the Department of Corrections chief was fatally shot while answering his front door.

"We don't know yet exactly whether this is the guy," Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper told reporters earlier on Thursday. "There's some indication. I hope it is."

Also heading to Texas were detectives from Denver and Golden who are investigating whether Ebel is linked to the shooting death of a pizza delivery driver in Colorado on Sunday, Denver police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez said. She said the agencies were working with El Paso County, Colo., sheriff's officials, who are investigating Clements' death, and she couldn't comment on evidence from the car that crashed in Texas.

Montague County sheriff's deputy James Boyd tried to pull over the Cadillac at about 11 a.m. Thursday, though officials wouldn't elaborate on the reason.

The driver opened fire on Boyd, wounding him, Walker said. He then fled south before crashing into a semi as he tried to elude his pursuers.

Walker said Colorado investigators were heading to Texas to determine whether Ebel is connected to Clements' killing. Boyd was wearing a bulletproof vest and is at a Fort Worth hospital, authorities said. Officials had said he wasn't seriously injured but later said his condition was unknown.

Decatur Police Chief Rex Hoskins said Ebel appeared to be a white man in his 30s. Ebel shot at Hoskins four times as the chief tried to set up a road block to halt him. He left his car after it crashed and opened fire on the authorities around him, Hoskins said.

"He wasn't planning on being taken alive," Hoskins said. In a brief interview, he added that Ebel had no identification on him.

El Paso County sheriff's investigators have been looking for a dark, late-model car, possibly a Lincoln or a Cadillac, that a neighbor spotted near Clements' home around the time of the shooting. Lt. Jeff Kramer refused to say what other clues may have been found after officers canvassed Clements' neighborhood.

Clements, 58, was killed as he answered the door to his home Tuesday night in Monument, a town of rolling hills and alpine trees north of Colorado Springs. His death stunned law enforcement colleagues in Colorado and Missouri, where he spent most of his career as a highly respected corrections official.

Police haven't said if they think his death was linked to his job.

Denver's KMGH-TV reported Thursday that Clements may have put a bicycle up for sale for $1,200 on Craigslist. Kramer told the station, "I can't speak to the efforts behind this tip, or the level we are giving it."

In recent weeks, Clements had requested chemicals to plan for the execution of a convict on Colorado's death row and denied a Saudi national's request to serve out the remainder of a sentence in his home country. Officials refused to say whether they were looking at those actions as possible motives.

Clements came to Colorado in 2011 after working three decades in the Missouri prison system. Missouri Department of Corrections spokeswoman Mandi Steele said Thursday the department was ready to help in the probe if asked.

"Tom regularly commented that corrections is inherently a dangerous business, and that's all that I'll say," said Alison Morgan, a Colorado corrections spokeswoman who worked closely with Clements.

Officials in positions like Clements' get a deluge of threats, according to people who monitor their safety. But it can be hard sorting out which ones could lead to violence. A U.S. Department of Justice study found that federal prosecutors and judges received 5,250 threats between 2003 and 2008, but there were only three attacks during that time period.

The last public official killed in Colorado in the past 10 years was Sean May, a prosecutor in suburban Denver. An assailant killed May as he arrived home from work. Investigators examined May's court cases, but the case remains unsolved.

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Friend: Marine's wife went out with murder suspect

VISTA, Calif. –  The wife of a Camp Pendleton Marine agreed to go on a dinner cruise with another Marine on the night she disappeared and a plea for help was sent on her cellphone, a friend of the victim testified Monday.

Channy Tal said her friend Brittany Killgore, who was later found dead, had met defendant Marine Sgt. Louis Ray Perez through a friend who lived in the same apartment complex.

Perez is one of three people charged with kidnapping and torturing the 22-year-old Killgore during sadomasochistic sex then killing her.

Testifying at a preliminary hearing, Tal did not say how long Killgore and Perez had known each other before April 13, the last time Killgore was seen.

Tal said Perez stopped by Killgore's apartment that day and insisted she go on a dinner cruise with him.

Tal was in the apartment, helping Killgore pack because she was planning on moving back to Pennsylvania.

Killgore had recently filed for divorce from her husband, Lance Cpl. Cory Killgore, who was deployed to Afghanistan at the time.

Killgore agreed to go on the cruise after calling Perez's girlfriend — a pregnant woman named "Dee" — and getting her approval, Tal said.

Perez had promised Killgore in return that he would find five people who would help with the move, Tal said.

Still, Tal said, Killgore felt uncomfortable about going.

Tal lent her a purple evening gown for the formal dinner. Tal said she also got the phone numbers of Perez and his girlfriend and told Killgore she would give the police the numbers if she did not hear from Killgore.

Tal said she later received the one-word text message, "Help," from Killgore's phone.

Tal said she spent the rest of the evening sending her friend text messages asking if she was OK.

After texting, "Brittany, are you ok? I'm freaking out," Tal said she got a message from Killgore's phone saying "yes." Tal testified that made her suspicious because her friend always would text "yeah" not "yes" in her messages.

Tal then sent a text telling her friend to call.

Tal said she got a call from Killgore's phone but only heard loud music and no one spoke. Tal texted her again to call but heard the same loud music and no one on the other end during the call.

She never spoke to Killgore again.

The preliminary hearing is expected to last five days and determine if the case goes to trial.

Perez, Jessica Lopez and Dorothy Maraglino have pleaded not guilty. Maraglino has given birth since her arrest.

Killgore's relationship to the defendants has been unclear.

Prosecutors have contended that she met them when she and a friend went to a home in Fallbrook, north of San Diego, to buy an item being sold online, according to the North County Times (http://bit.ly/XehcUC ).

Authorities say Killgore was later kidnapped and made an unwilling participant in bondage and torture before she was strangled.

Sheriff's detectives said they found "bondage-type sex apparatuses, toys and tools" in the Fallbrook home where the defendants lived.

Killgore's nude body was found three days later in a ditch near Lake Skinner in Riverside County.

Perez was arrested on April 15 on suspicion of possessing a stolen assault rifle and was later charged with murder.

Lopez was arrested on April 17 at a San Diego hotel where authorities said she was discovered with self-inflicted cuts.

Authorities also found a letter in which Lopez allegedly claimed she killed Killgore out of fear that the woman would steal away Perez, whom she described as her "master."

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Pistorius granted bail on murder charge

Pretoria, South Africa –  South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius was granted bail by a magistrate and won't have to remain in prison while awaiting trial on a charge of premeditated murder.

Pistorius had been jailed for more than a week since the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in the early morning hours of Valentine's Day.

Prosecutors had asked to have the double-amputee runner remain in custody without bail for fear of flight risk and a danger to the community.

The defense has argued that Pistorius believed he was shooting an intruder in his bathroom and mistakenly killed Steenkamp. Defense attorneys had also said Pistorius would be willing to surrender his passports and would pose no risk of fleeing to avoid the charge.

After a week of testimony and arguments in what turned into a mini-trial, South African Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair said Friday both sides failed to establish complete air-tight cases.

"It is practically impossible for the state, within the matter of a week, to have all the pieces of the puzzle," Nair said while taking more than 1 1/2 hours to detail his decision.

"The defense has failed to show this court that there is a weakness in the (state's) case," Nair stated. "The state cannot equally show that the state case is so strong and water tight that the applicant cannot come to the conclusion that he needs to flee and avoid the charge.

"I cannot find that it has been established that the accused is a flight risk. The accused does not show a propensity to commit violence.

"I come to the conclusion that the accused has made a case to be released on bail."

Pistorius was released on 1 million rand (nearly $113,000 U.S.), including a cash payment of 100,000 rand. He was forced to surrender his passports and other travel papers, and cannot enter airports or possess firearms.

In addition, he must report to police twice a week, must be present at all court proceedings, must be available for contact from a probation officer at any time of day or night, and cannot return to the scene of the crime, meaning he will have to find a new home.

The next court date for Pistorius is June 4.

"Yes we are relieved Oscar received bail, but we are in mourning for the death of Reeva with her family," said Arnold Pistorius, Oscar's uncle, after the announcement. "As a family we know Oscar's version of what happened at that tragic night is the truth and that will prevail in the coming court case."

Oscar Pistorius said in an affidavit read in court Tuesday that Steenkamp was with him the night of the shooting. He said he heard a noise in the bathroom and, thinking it was an intruder, got his gun -- a 9-mm pistol he said he keeps under his bed. He said he fired shots through the door and told Steenkamp to call the police.

When he realized Steenkamp was not in bed with him, Pistorius thought it may have been her in the bathroom. He said he called paramedics and security officers in his building complex, and tried to carry her down the stairs for help. He said she died in his arms.

Prosecutors have countered that Pistorius knew Steenkamp was in the bathroom when he shot and killed her.

Pistorius, known as the "Blade Runner," made history at the London Olympics last year when he became the first double-amputee runner to compete in the Games.

The 26-year-old Pistorius had both legs amputated before he was a year old after being born without fibula bones and runs on prosthetic blades.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) had initially said that his prosthetics were considered technical aids and in violation of an IAAF rule. But the Court of Arbitration for Sport later overturned that decision, making him eligible to compete against able-bodied runners.

Pistorius qualified for South Africa's Olympic team in 2012 and competed in the 400-meter race, reaching the semifinals, and the 1,600-meter relay.

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Murder suspect caught in Hawaii after prison escape

HONOLULU –  A Hawaii inmate accused of killing a friend in a state park was caught after eluding authorities nearly 12 hours during an escape attempt, Honolulu police said Wednesday night.

Police said Teddy Munet (moo-NAY') was arrested Wednesday night without incident by officers responding to an emergency call near a high rise apartment building roughly one mile from where he escaped.

The arrest ended a daylong search for the 29-year-old, touched off after authorities say he ran away from a loading area at Circuit Court in downtown Honolulu wearing handcuffs and shackles around his waist. He was being transported to the court from a nearby jail for a hearing.

Deputies transporting Munet from a nearby jail didn't follow all proper procedures, authorities said earlier Wednesday as officers searched for him.

He wasn't shackled at his ankles and the van transporting him stopped in an unsecured area.

Munet was dressed in a black hoodie sweatshirt and black shorts when he fled because he was supposed to wear civilian clothing to court that day, authorities said. It was not immediately clear whether he broke free of his restraints.

Munet's lawyer, Edward Harada of the state public defender's office, said the hearing Wednesday was on a routine motion asking for police records related to the case. It was not scheduled to be in front of a jury, he said.

Munet now faces additional charges after being held on second-degree murder, firearms and drug charges.

Munet's trial is set for April.

Munet is accused of killing a friend in a state park in Kailua in July. The friend, William Fallau, was found dead with a bullet in the back of his neck at Kawainui State Park.

Fallau's relatives said at the time that Fallau asked his father to let Munet live in their garage in Kaneohe. Munet stayed there until his arrest.

Harada said Munet has pleaded not guilty and intends to take the case to trial. Harada told The Associated Press earlier Wednesday that has not changed despite the escape.

"Of course, he has to be apprehended and we'll take it from there," Harada said.

Director Ted Sakai of the Hawaii Department of Public Safety said Teddy Munet ran toward a street after getting out of one of four vans taking inmates from Oahu Community Correctional Center to court appearances for the day.

A deputy saw Munet running and chased him, but was unable to catch him, Sakai said.

"When people really want to escape, they find a way to do it," Sakai said.

Hawaii Sheriff Shawn Tsuha said his department was reviewing the chain of events leading to Munet's escape, and it did not appear proper protocol had been followed for transporting inmates in his case.

Tsuha said similar inmates would normally be shackled by their ankles during transport.

The sheriff also said two of the four vans went into a holding area that is enclosed by a gate, but the other two unloaded passengers outside the gate, including the van holding Munet. Outside the gate, a loading area and small ramp leads up to a normal street.

When asked whether deputies took adequate measures with Munet for transporting inmates, Tsuha said: "My estimation, no."

Nine nearby public schools and several private schools were put into lockdown while dozens of police officers and sheriff's deputies searched the area.

The area just east of downtown Honolulu is home to many state and federal offices, as well as historic landmarks like Iolani Palace, the official residence of Hawaii's monarchy.

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