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WAILUKU -- A man convicted of dozens of crimes, including burglary, theft and drug possession, in 10 criminal cases was sentenced Tuesday to an 18-month jail term.
Zachary Granados, 32, who has already spent more than a year in jail, could seek early release to enter a residential drug treatment program.
He was placed on four years' probation.
Noting that four of Granados' cases were for drug charges, Deputy Prosecutor Mark Simonds said, "It's pretty clear here what the issue is."
"This opportunity is probably Mr. Granados' last best hope," Simonds said.
Defense attorney Gina Gormley said Granados' parents were drug addicts, and he was raised by his grandmother whose husband was an alcoholic.
"You can see that this lifestyle of substance abuse was the norm for Zachary," Gormley said. "He's 32 now, and he's been using for more years than he's been sober.
"He realizes it's now or never."
She said Granados had secured a space to enter drug treatment Oct. 11.
Granados had pleaded no contest to five counts of third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug, four counts of possessing drug paraphernalia, four counts of third-degree promotion of a detrimental drug, two counts of unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, abuse, second-degree resisting an order to stop a motor vehicle, reckless driving, third-degree assault, fourth-degree criminal property damage, fourth-degree promotion of a harmful drug, two counts of second-degree theft, three counts of unauthorized possession of confidential personal information, eight counts of theft of a credit card, first-degree burglary and four counts of fraudulent use of a credit card. The crimes occurred in 2015 and 2016.
In one case last year, police said Granados nearly hit cars and pedestrians while speeding through a Kihei neighborhood to flee from police.
In court Tuesday, Granados apologized "to all the victims affected by my drug use."
He thanked Simonds for asking that Granados' bail be increased when he appeared in court Sept. 7. "It's given me the eye-opener I needed," Granados said. "My life was on a downward spiral."
He said he wanted to help his girlfriend raise his son and daughter and take care of his disabled grandmother.
Second Circuit Judge Joseph Cardoza followed a plea agreement between the defense and prosecution in placing Granados on probation.
He was ordered to pay $250 in restitution and $400 in fines.
* Lila Fujimoto can be reached at lfujimoto@mauinews.com.