A detective with the Hawai‘i Police Department East Hawai‘i Vice Section was found guilty of perjury following a bench trial April 2 in Hilo Circuit Court.
Circuit Court Judge Peter Kubota found William Brown guilty of knowingly making a false statement, under oath, to a grand jury proceeding before the 3rd Circuit Court while employed as a Hawaiʻi County police detective.
He will return May 23 before Kubota in Hilo Circuit Court for sentencing. Perjury is a Class C felony. He faces a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison.
Brown has remained on the Hawai‘i Police Department force under suspension since his arrest in December 2023 and throughout his court proceedings…