In an effort to end the Maui County Prosecutor’s five-year campaign to bust MauiTime Publisher Tommy Russo for photographing two Maui Police Officers on a public road (the county says he was “failing to comply” with the officers, but that’s BS to mask the fact that he was photographing cops on a public road), Russo’s attorneys Ben Lowenthal and Sam MacRoberts asked the Hawaii … [Read more...] about Hawaii Supreme Court agrees to hear State of Hawaii v. Thomas A. Russo
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County Of Maui Appeals Kawano’s Ruling Throwing Out Criminal Case Against MauiTime Publisher Tommy Russo
So remember a couple weeks ago when we ran this story saying District Court Judge Kelsey Kawano had thrown out the criminal case against MauiTime Publisher Tommy Russo over his photographing Maui police officers two years ago because the cops didn't have probable cause to arrest him in the first place? Well, that turned out to be a bit premature–this morning, County of Maui … [Read more...] about County Of Maui Appeals Kawano’s Ruling Throwing Out Criminal Case Against MauiTime Publisher Tommy Russo
Judge Kelsey Kawano Ends Prosecution Of MauiTime Publisher Tommy Russo–No Probable Cause
After nearly two years, Wailuku District Court Judge Kelsey Kawano has finally ended the travesty that was the case State of Hawaii v. Thomas Russo, the publisher of MauiTime. On Wednesday, July 9, Judge Kawano ruled that Maui Police Officers Rusty Lawson and John Fairchild had no probable cause to arrest Russo on Nov. 20, 2012 when he was photographing them on Haleakala … [Read more...] about Judge Kelsey Kawano Ends Prosecution Of MauiTime Publisher Tommy Russo–No Probable Cause
MauiTime Publisher Tommy Russo Sues County of Maui Over April 2011 Dog The Bounty Incident
On April 8, MauiTime Publisher Thomas Russo filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the County of Maui, Maui Police Chief Gary Yabuta and Maui Police Officer Nelson Johnson over an April 12, 2011 incident involving Russo, Johnson and members of Duane "Dog the Bounty Hunter" Chapman's security entourage. According to the 11-page complaint, "This is an action arising out … [Read more...] about MauiTime Publisher Tommy Russo Sues County of Maui Over April 2011 Dog The Bounty Incident
UPDATED: Lawsuit: MPD Allegedly Busts Into Wrong House, Roughs Up Senior Citizens
By Anthony Pignataro The night of Friday, April 15, 2011 was supposed to be a quiet one for April and Norman Freeland, a retired couple who’ve lived in Kihei for the last 22 years. They had over a few dinner guests, including April’s 86-year-old mother. It was around 9pm when Norman first heard noises coming from his front lawn. Norman had just reached the front door when it … [Read more...] about UPDATED: Lawsuit: MPD Allegedly Busts Into Wrong House, Roughs Up Senior Citizens