A Honolulu man who allegedly attempted to bring fentanyl into the San Mateo County courthouse while appearing for a hearing on charges of fentanyl possession has failed to appear for his most recent court date and a $146,000 bench warrant has been set for his arrest, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.
The man, Joey Takeo Kainoa Arakaki, 35, allegedly told his lawyer he was in a hospital in Honolulu and could not feel his legs, Wagstaffe said. It was allegedly the same excuse given by Jacob Lynn Ronsse, who was also charged with fentanyl possession alongside Arakaki, when he failed to appear in court in March, according to Wagstaffe.
Both Arakaki and Ronsse were allegedly found sleeping in a car on Rollins Road with 2.7 pounds of fentanyl, according to the DA’s Office.
In a hearing for that case, Arakaki was allegedly going through courthouse security when three baggies of fentanyl were found in his luggage, which, according to the DA’s Office, Arakaki said he had forgotten they were there.
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