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WAILUKU -- Convicted murderer Steven Capobianco was sentenced Tuesday to a five-year prison term for burglary, theft and contraband charges to resolve his remaining criminal cases.
Second Circuit Judge Peter Cahill followed a plea agreement between the prosecution and defense in imposing the sentence, which Capobianco will serve at the same time as the prison terms he is serving in the murder case.
Capobianco, 27, declined to speak in court Tuesday.
Attorneys asked the judge to follow a plea agreement that reduced some charges and dismissed others.
In three cases, Capobianco had pleaded no contest to second-degree burglary, second-degree theft, two counts of second-degree attempted promotion of prison contraband and carrying a deadly weapon.
He was charged with burglarizing the residence of his ex-girlfriend Taylor Farner on Sept. 18, 2013.
The deadly weapon charge stemmed from his arrest June 16, 2014, when he was found with a dual-edged knife disguised as a belt buckle, according to police.
He faced the prison contraband charges for an incident in a visiting room at the Maui Community Correctional Center on Feb. 19 when police said his aunt, Susan Capobianco, tried to pass him methamphetamine, marijuana, marijuana concentrate and cigarettes. She also was charged and is awaiting sentencing.
On Dec. 28, after a trial that spanned more than seven months, Capobianco was found guilty of second-degree murder of his pregnant ex-girlfriend Carly "Charli" Scott and second-degree arson of her vehicle.
He is the last person known to have seen Scott alive, telling police she drove him from Haiku to about 3 miles past Keanae the night of Feb. 9, 2014.
At the time, the 27-year-old Scott was five months pregnant with a son fathered by Capobianco.
On March 24, Capobianco was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for murder plus 10 years for arson.