A Fifth Circuit grand jury indicted four men Friday for their alleged involvement in a Kauai drug ring that moved significant quantities of heroin and methamphetamine.
Prosecuting Attorney Justin F. Kollar announced that Henry Gustavo Dorati, 45, of Kapaa; Wesley Alan Williams, 45, of Kilauea; John Bruce Sadler, 64, of Lawai; and John Das, 48, of Kapaa were all charged by the grand jury.
Dorati faces charges of first- , second- and third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug.
Sadler faces two first-degree charges, one second-degree charge and two third-degree charges of the same. Williams faces two first-degree and one second-degree charges of the same. Das faces one second- degree charge.
Dorati, Williams and Sadler all face maximum punishment of an indeterminate life sentence in prison. Das faces up to 20 years in prison.
Dorati’s bail is set at $1 million. He was scheduled to to be sentenced April 26 for another charge of promoting a dangerous drug in the second degree. He faces up to 10 years in prison for that case.
Bail for Williams, Sadler and Das is set at $200,000.
Dorati, Williams and Sadler are in custody at Kauai Community Correctional Center. Das is not currently in custody.
Investigators from the Kauai Police Department’s narcotics unit arrested Dorati, Sadler and Williams in a vehicle allegedly containing 281.9 grams of methamphetamine and 50 grams of heroin. Das was later arrested in the alleged possession of 27.3 grams of methamphetamine in a related incident.
Child sex assault suspect pleads guilty
Prosecuting Attorney Justin F. Kollar announced Friday that Samson W. Harong, 25, formerly of California, has entered a guilty plea for the sexual assault of a minor during a home burglary in Puhi in May 2017.
On Tuesday, Harong appeared in front of Fifth Circuit Judge Kathleen N.A. Watanabe and entered his guilty plea for first-degree sexual assault, a Class A felony, accompanied by his court-appointed attorney, Emmanuel Guerrero, and a Yapese interpreter. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Keola Siu represented the state.
Following the 2017 incident, Harong fled to the mainland. He was indicted by a grand jury on Kauai on Oct. 19 and apprehended in California by the U.S. Marshals Task Force shortly thereafter.
Harong’s attorney stipulated that his client will spend 20 years in prison as the result of the guilty plea. Because Harong is not a U.S. citizen, he faces deportation following his prison sentence. Harong, who remains in custody, will be sentenced Aug. 29.
