Four indicted in brutal beating death of Hawaii corrections inmate
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 8:24am
Source: Hawaii Public Radio
HONOLULU — Four inmates at the O‘ahu Community Correctional Center have been indicted by a grand jury for manslaughter in the death of another inmate.
The indictment alleges Aaron Tuitelapaga, Bronson Tuitelelepaga, Manu Sorensen, and Josiah Palimoomanu beat Christopher Vaefaga to death on July 6.
A judge ordered three of the four to be held without bail. Palimoomanu’s bail was set at $500,000.
The Department of the Attorney General's Investigations Division conducted the investigation and the AG's Criminal Justice Division is prosecuting the case.
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![Four inmates at O‘ahu Community Correctional Center indicted for manslaughter in the death of another inmate at the facility. Pictured from left to right: Aaron Tuitelapaga, 29; Bronson Tuitelelepaga, 27; Manu Sorenson, 33; and Josiah Palimoomanu, 33. [photo: Hawai‘i Department of the Attorney General] inmates](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/field/image/inmates.jpg?itok=DKy04QHL)