Man, 29, gets life in prison for illegal game room killing
A 29-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison without parole today for the Aug. 12, 2020 shooting death of a 31-year-old man who was working the door of an illegal Ala Moana gambling den. Oahu Circuit Court Judge Faʻauunga Toʻotoʻo sentenced Aaron Arona Tuitelapaga, 29, for the murder of Sausau Togiai III, according to a news release from the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney.
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Aaron Tuitelepaga, left, reacts while standing with defense attorney Aaron Wills during his sentencing hearing on Wednesday.
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Aaron Tuitelepaga, left, reacts while standing with defense attorney Aaron Wills during his sentencing hearing.
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Aaron Tuitelepaga speaks during his sentencing hearing.
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Judge Fa'auuga To'oto'o speaks during the sentencing hearing for Aaron Tuitelepaga.
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Aaron Tuitelepaga sits during his sentencing hearing.
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Aaron Tuitelepaga sits during his sentencing hearing.
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Aaron Tuitelepaga, left, is escorted away by bailiffs after his sentencing hearing.
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Family and friends of Sausau Togiai exit the gallery after the sentencing hearing for Aaron Tuitelepaga.
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Defense attorney Aaron Wills, far right, stands with Aaron Tuitelepaga during the sentencing hearing.
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Family and friends of Sausau Togiai sit in the gallery during the sentencing hearing of Aaron Tuitelepaga.
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Deputy prosecuting attorney Scott Bell speaks during the sentencing hearing of Aaron Tuitelepaga.
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Edna Walker Togiai, middle, aunt of Sausau Togiai, reads a statement from the family during the sentencing hearing of Aaron Tuitelepaga, seated at far left.
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Deputy prosecuting attorney Scott Bell, middle, stands as the family of Sausau Togiai sits at right during the sentencing hearing of Aaron Tuitelepaga, far left.
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Aaron Tuitelepaga, left, reacts while standing with defense attorney Aaron Wills during his sentencing hearing.
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