HONOLULU (KHON2) — Itʻs day two in the trial of the Miske case and after opening statements on Monday, things got off to a brisk start.
The government called on five witnesses, three of which are current HPD personnel and one a former HPD CID Lieutenant.
Testimony centered on a kidnapping and robbery of a certified public accountant in October 2017.
The victim, Mr. Lee, detailed how he was to meet a new client at the old Fishermanʻs Wharf in Kewalo Basin and was told to park between the tour buses.
When Mr. Lee got out to meet his new client, “James” pulled out a gold badge, and along with another man, handcuffed Mr. Lee, put a sack over his head and duct taped it then put him in the backseat and drove around for five hours.
In between punching him, threatening to crack his bones and dump him in the ocean, they stopped the car and showed Mr. Lee to a third person.
Mr. Lee was eventually returned to his car, still duct taped, around 9:30 p.m. and was threatened to not call the police.