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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man pleads guilty to using ghost gun while selling meth
The 38-year-old man who from the city following injuries he suffered in a 2021 police pursuit pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges that he used a ghost gun while selling methamphetamine in Waianae. Jonaven Perkins-Sinapati was arrested twice in May 2024 on suspicion of drug and gun charges. The city back despite his guilty plea to federal drug and gun crimes. He was charged May 24 by federal criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, according to federal court records. Perkins-Sinapati entered into a plea agreement Wednesday with the U.S. Department of Justice and pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was charged April 30 with both offenses by federal information. He faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a $10 million fine for dealing methamphetamine and up to 15 years in federal prison and a $250, 000 fine on the gun charge. Perkins-Sinapati will be sentenced at 10 a.m. Aug. 28 before U.S. District Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park. On May 23 the Honolulu Police Department got an anonymous tip that Perkins-Sinapati was driving a black 2017 Jaguar F-Pace sport utility vehicle and was wanted on an outstanding state warrant with a bail amount of $1 million, according to federal court records. Perkins-Sinapati was charged in, 2024, with several firearm and ammunition offenses, third-degree promoting a dangerous drug and second-degree reckless endangering. On May 23 an HPD officer saw the black Jaguar SUV, and a passenger throw a dark bag out of the window. The officer recovered the bag and allegedly found 102 grams of pure methamphetamine. In the bag, the officer also found a loaded, homemade 9mm ghost gun pistol, seven rounds of Luger 9mm ammunition and four rounds of.40-caliber Smith and Wesson Hornady ammunition. HPD pulled over Perkins-Sinapati at the intersection of Farrington Highway and Lualualei Homestead Road. The officer saw ammunition in the cup holder of the Jaguar and recovered 49 rounds from the SUV. HPD arrested Perkins-Sinapati and his passenger on suspicion of multiple state gun charges. A fanny pack found in the car had 45 grams of methamphetamine in it and $1, 721 in cash. Perkins-Sinapati faces enhanced penalties if convicted in state court since he has prior felony convictions for car theft, robbery and promotion of a dangerous drug. On May 4, 2024, at about 1 :13 p.m., Perkins-Sinapati fired a gun in a residential area near Ewa Makai Middle School. The city agreed to pay $12.5 million to Perkins-Sinapati, the driver of a car that crashed on Sept. 12, 2021, in Makaha during a pursuit by Honolulu police officers who allegedly left the scene, only to return and act as if nothing happened. A trial for the four Honolulu police officers accused of causing the car chase, crash and covering it up until an appeals court can rule on a claim by defense attorneys that the law the case hangs on is too vague. Officers Joshua J.S. Nahulu, 37, Erik X.K. Smith, 25, and Jake R.T. Bartolome, 35, are free on bail after they were arrested nearly two years after the Sept. 12, 2021, incident, which left a teenager partially paralyzed and a career criminal with a traumatic brain injury. A fourth officer, Robert G. Lewis III, whose age was not released by the department, also faces criminal charges in connection with the crash and cover-up. Seven officers were disciplined in connection with the incident. Nahulu, Smith and Barto lome were terminated but filed grievances against the department. The grievance process is being held in abeyance until the criminal cases are adjudicated. Nahulu is charged with collisions involving death or serious bodily injury for allegedly causing the crash near the corner of Farring ton Highway and Orange Street that paralyzed Dayton Gouveia and left Perkins-Sinapati, driver of the white 2000 four-door Honda Civic that crashed, with a traumatic brain injury. The Sept. 12, 2021, incident has cost taxpayers at least $24 million and is one of the most expensive civil matters in Honolulu history. Perkins-Sinapati got $12.5 million, and city attorneys agreed to pay $7 million to Gouveia, a teenager who was partially paralyzed in the crash. Four other passengers who sustained injuries in the early morning crash recently settled with the city for $4.5 million. Those passengers were 17, 18, 20 and 21 years old at the time of the crash.
The Independent
03-05-2025
- The Independent
Moment drink-driver who mowed down tourist in ‘life-changing' crash is arrested after police chase
This is the moment a drink-driver was chased down and arrested by police after a hit-and-run on a tourist in Blackpool. Stephen Walkinshaw, 44, who was over the alcohol limit after spending an afternoon drinking in a local pub, drove his Jaguar F-Pace down a restricted road at speeds of up to 30mph before colliding with a woman who was visiting the seaside resort with her husband. Footage released by Lancashire Police shows Walkinshaw driving along the promenade being pursued by a squad car, after failing to stop at the scene. The 40-year-old woman was left with life-changing lower limb injuries. Walkinshaw has been jailed for three years after admitting causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Drunk Jaguar driver who mowed down woman tourist on Blackpool tram tracks after spending all afternoon in pub is jailed for three years
A drink driver who mowed down a tourist at a UK seaside resort and left her with extensive life-changing injuries has been jailed. Stephen Walkinshaw, 44, was driving his Jaguar F-Pace in Blackpool while he was over the prescribed alcohol limit when he crashed into a woman, who was on holiday with her partner. Shocking footage shows Walkinshaw, who had spent all afternoon in the pub, travelling at around 30mph on the tram tracks that run through the seaside resort at around 11.30pm. The woman, who is in her 40s, suffered extensive life-changing lower limb injuries that require ongoing treatment. In a statement, she said the collision on September 29, 2023, had changed both her and her family's life and that she still suffers from both physical and mental pain. Walkinshaw, of Congleton, Cheshire, suffered significant damage to his vehicle but failed to stop at the scene and continued driving along the tram tracks. The vehicle was then spotted by a police officer, who was unaware of the collision, and after a brief pursuit he was stopped and arrested. Walkinshaw admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving and was jailed at Preston Crown Court for three years last week. He will also be banned from driving for seven years, after he is released from prison. Sergeant Dan Gunn, of Lancashire Police, said: 'My thoughts today are first and foremost with the victim of this horrendous collision. 'She suffered some significant injuries which require ongoing treatment, and the collision has had a huge impact on her and her family. 'I hope that this result gives her some closure and enables her to focus on her ongoing recovery. 'Walkinshaw was both over the drink drive limit and driving in an area restricted for trams when he ran down the victim and to compound his offending he failed to stop at the scene. 'I welcome this sentence which is a result of the quality and strength of the prosecution case, and my thanks go to all those involved in the investigation.'
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Yahoo
Drink-driver who 'mowed down' holidaymaker jailed
A drink-driver "mowed down" a tourist on Blackpool promenade after spending the afternoon in a pub, police have said. Stephen Walkinshaw seriously injured the pedestrian, in her 40s, as she was walking with her partner near The Dutchman Hotel while on a short break in the seaside resort on 29 September 2023. Over the legal alcohol limit and travelling at about 30mph in an area restricted for trams and authorised vehicles, Walkinshaw drove away from the crash scene, said Lancashire Police. Officers arrested Walkinshaw following a brief pursuit. The 43-year-old, of Congleton in Cheshire, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving and was jailed at Preston Crown Court for three years. Police said Jaguar F-Pace driver Walkinshaw, of Danebridge Place, failed to stop at the scene after "mowing down" his victim and continued to drive northbound along the tram tracks. Walkinshaw will be banned from driving for seven-and-a-half years after his release from prison. Sgt Dan Gunn said it had been a "horrendous collision" and that the woman had "suffered some significant injuries which require ongoing treatment". He added: "Walkinshaw was both over the drink-drive limit and driving in an area restricted for trams when he ran down the victim. "To compound his offending, he failed to stop at the scene." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer. Woman hurt as car driven on Blackpool tram tracks HM Courts & Tribunal Service
BBC News
30-04-2025
- BBC News
Congleton drink-driver who 'mowed down' Blackpool visitor jailed
A drink-driver "mowed down" a tourist on Blackpool promenade after spending the afternoon in a pub, police have said. Stephen Walkinshaw seriously injured the pedestrian, in her 40s, as she was walking with her partner near The Dutchman Hotel while on a short break in the seaside resort on 29 September the legal alcohol limit and travelling at about 30mph in an area restricted for trams and authorised vehicles, Walkinshaw drove away from the crash scene, said Lancashire arrested Walkinshaw following a brief pursuit. The 43-year-old, of Congleton in Cheshire, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving and was jailed at Preston Crown Court for three years. Police said Jaguar F-Pace driver Walkinshaw, of Danebridge Place, failed to stop at the scene after "mowing down" his victim and continued to drive northbound along the tram tracks. Walkinshaw will be banned from driving for seven-and-a-half years after his release from Dan Gunn said it had been a "horrendous collision" and that the woman had "suffered some significant injuries which require ongoing treatment".He added: "Walkinshaw was both over the drink-drive limit and driving in an area restricted for trams when he ran down the victim."To compound his offending, he failed to stop at the scene." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
