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Teddy Munet: The murder suspect tried to hijack a car after his escape and was captured 12 hours later.
A man acquitted in a friend’s murder was sentenced in state court Wednesday to 10 years in prison for possessing a firearm, drugs and drug paraphernalia.
Teddy Munet, 31, pleaded guilty to the charges, which are tied to his arrest for the July 2012 shooting death of William "Billy" Fallau. Munet went to trial for Fallau’s murder in August, and a state jury found him not guilty of second-degree murder.
Hikers found Fallau’s body in Kawainui State Park Reserve with a gunshot wound to the back of the neck. Police have arrested no other suspect. At the time of the murder, Munet was living in a garage at the Fallau family’s Kaneohe home.
Circuit Judge Glenn Kim handed down the 10-year prison term for the firearm, drug and paraphernalia possession and told Munet that he will begin serving the sentence after he completes another 10-year term for an attempted carjack during his escape from court in February last year.
Munet was supposed to be in court Feb. 20, 2013 for a pretrial hearing in the murder case. Before entering the building — still wearing handcuffs and a waist chain — he bolted from state corrections officers at the courthouse’s loading area. Munet was not wearing the required leg iron shackles.
Kim also handed down the 10-year sentence last September for the attempted robbery and escape. He told Munet Wednesday that for the protection of the public, he cannot in good faith let him serve the two 10-year sentences at the same time.
Because Munet has prior felony convictions for breaking into and driving stolen cars, he must serve at least three years and four months of his second 10-year prison term before he can be eligible for parole. The Hawaii Paroling Authority will decide if he should serve more than that.
The parole board has already told Munet he must serve at least six years of his first 10-year term before he will be eligible for parole.
