Harold Cabbab Jr. pleaded guilty in May on a charge of stealing what he thought was more than 20 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and nearly 9 pounds of cocaine from a storage locker in a sting operation in December, 2004. Cabbab was an officer at the time. Under federal advisory guidelines, Cabbab faces a 14-year prison term, but Cabbab's lawyer David Klein wants U. S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway to issue a ruling that sets the guideline range at 11 years and three months.

Mollway, however, said Cabbab needs to convince her he didn't use a firearm.

She postponed an earlier hearing because of the same issue.