Teen died of brain damage, drowning ADVERTISING Teen died of brain damage, drowning HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office says a Canadian teenager killed in a tour helicopter crash in Pearl Harbor in February died of brain damage
Teen died of brain damage, drowning
HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office says a Canadian teenager killed in a tour helicopter crash in Pearl Harbor in February died of brain damage from drowning.
Witnesses said 16-year-old Riley Dobson of Guelph, Ontario, Canaday, was trapped inside the helicopter after the Feb. 18 crash. He had to be cut free from his seat. He died at a hospital four days later.
The medical examiner’s office said Monday that Dobson suffered brain damage from a lack of oxygen.
Two other passengers and the pilot were seriously injured. One passenger suffered minor injuries.
A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board last week said the pilot felt a vibration then heard a grinding noise and a loud bang before the crash. The helicopter was submerged in about 40 feet of water.
Waiehu man sentenced for grass theft
WAILUKU, Maui (AP) — A Maui County man charged in the theft of more than 4,000 square feet of seashore grass was sentenced to 60 days in jail.
Thirty-three-year-old Janden Jarnesky of Waiehu was sentenced after pleading no contest Feb. 19 to theft and promotion of a dangerous drug. He also was ordered to serve five years of probation and pay nearly $7,700 in restitution.
Authorities say about $8,600 of grass was stolen from a Puunene sod farm on seven separate occasions. The thefts took place between March 2011 and May 2012.
Jarnesky was arrested at his home, where police say the large stolen blocks of grass were planted in the yard.
At Jarnesky’s sentencing, 2nd Circuit Court Judge Rhonda Loo said Jarnesky initially told police he bought the grass and traded it for drugs. She said he later changed his story, saying he knew the grass was stolen but bought it anyway.
Walter Vierra, Jarnesky’s attorney, said his client has never committed any violent crimes and has been through several drug treatment programs.
“For some people, sobriety is a lifelong battle, and he slipped,” Vierra said.
Jarnesky has lived a rough life, Vierra said, but he is “aging out of that and wants to be a law-abiding citizen.”
