Tory Winward, one of three men accused of extortion involving The Shack Waikiki restaurant, will remain in custody pending the conclusion of his federal criminal prosecution.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin Chang denied Winward’s release on bail Thursday, citing his long list of felony convictions.

"The court cannot disregard the defendant’s criminal history in this case," Chang said.

Winward has been convicted in state court for kidnapping, robbery, burglary, carrying a loaded firearm, being a felon in possession of a firearm, theft, auto theft and drug promotion. Those convictions were in the 1990s.

In 2003, during an anti-drug rally in Waianae, Winward, 44, a former all-American wrestler at Kaiser High School, said he beat his drug addiction in prison and turned his life around.

His lawyer, Michael Green, said in court Thursday that Winward has many accomplishments working with young people.

"He’s been remarkable for so many years," he said.

The FBI says Winward, Curtis Swanson, 44, and Jesse Yoshino, 30, used threats and violence to force out the original owners of the Waikiki restaurant. The agency says it has video of Winward punching one of the owners in the face during an employee meeting in the restaurant in July.

Winward later told the employees the owner and owner’s wife had been fired, the FBI said.

Another judge told Swanson Wednesday that he will remain in custody without the opportunity for bail.

Yoshino is scheduled to find out today whether he will be allowed bail.