Posted at 2:41 p.m., Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Anzai's prosecution could be first for public schools
Advertiser Staff
Lee Anzai, 29, is believed to be the first public school teacher to be prosecuted on charges of selling ice.He is accused of selling the drugs at locations away from the Leilehua High School campus, but U. S. Attorney Ed Kubo this afternoon said Anzai negotiated the drug deals during school hours sitting in his classroom or while he was on campus.
"He was supposed to be a positive mentor for our children," Kubo said.
Kubo said if convicted, Anzai may face a harsher sentence because he is a public school teacher and he was putting together the deals while on campus.
