HPD
Teddy
Munet: He is sentenced
for possessing drugs, drug paraphernalia and a firearm
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A man acquitted in a friend’s killing 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 in 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 shooting death, 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 car-jacking during his escape from court.
On Feb. 20, 2013, while en route to a pretrial hearing in the murder case, Munet — still wearing handcuffs and a waist chain — bolted from state corrections officers at the courthouse’s loading area. Munet was not wearing the required leg iron shackles. Nearly 12 hours after the escape at about 8 a.m., police captured Munet in the nearby Kakaako area.
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 whether 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.