Pubdate: Fri, 18 Sep 2009
Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin (HI)
Copyright: 2009 Honolulu Star-Bulletin
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/196
Authors: Star-Bulletin staff

OFFICERS CHARGED IN VEGAS POT CASE PUT ON LEAVE

The Honolulu Police Department has placed two officers on 
administrative leave following charges of marijuana possession in Las 
Vegas last month.

HPD is conducting an investigation of officer Kevin Fujioka, 37, a 
patrol officer assigned to the Pearl City district who has worked 
with the department for 13 years, and of officer Shayne Souza, 47, a 
SWAT officer who has been with the department for 20 years.

Meanwhile, the officers are tentatively scheduled to appear in Clark 
County District Court on Oct. 15 and Nov. 18.

On Aug. 15, Clark County police approached the men, who were in a 
white van parked across two stalls in a parking lot. The van fled, 
and a short pursuit occurred when Fujioka and Souza exited the 
vehicle and ran. Police subdued Souza with pepper spray after he 
resisted arrest.

Both officers and Scott Wilson, a 38-year-old social worker from 
Honolulu, were charged with marijuana possession. Fujioka was also 
charged with driving under the influence of a narcotic, and Souza was 
also charged with drug paraphernalia possession.

Fujioka and Souza were off duty while they were in Las Vegas. Both 
were in the city to participate in the 2009 Nevada Police & Fire 
Games. Still, the Police Department's policy prohibits illicit drug use.
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