NANAKULI DEATH
Guilty verdict in manslaughter trial
Advertiser Staff
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Less Schnabel Jr. has been found guilty of manslaughter in the April 2007 death of North Carolina visitor Christopher Reuther at Zablan Beach Park in Nanakuli.
A Circuit Court jury deliberated slightly more than a day before delivering the verdict this morning.
The jury found Schnabel, 23, not guilty of a second charge of unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle.
Over the objections of the prosecution, Circuit Judge Michael Town allowed Schnabel to remain free on $50,000 bail until he is sentenced Sept. 10.
Schnabel faces a sentence ranging from five years probation to 20 years behind bars.