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WAILUKU -- Citing a defendant's long criminal history, a judge Friday ordered a five-year prison term for a man who was arrested with drugs last year.
Johnathan McQueen, 38, of Wailuku had asked to be placed on probation. He said he hadn't been given that opportunity before.
But 2nd Circuit Judge Rhonda Loo said that McQueen had been given chances during his previous prison terms, as well as the time he spent in the Maui Drug Court program of treatment and supervision.
McQueen said he had been clean and sober for two years, the longest period he had experienced, after participating in Drug Court.
He was terminated from the program in December 2010 after being implicated for selling drugs while in the program, according to court records. In August 2011, he was sentenced to a 10-year prison term.
On Friday, attorneys had asked that McQueen be sentenced to jail and probation, based on a plea agreement between the defense and prosecution. McQueen had pleaded no contest to two counts of third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug and possessing drug paraphernalia in connection with his arrest Feb. 11, 2016.
In three other cases, McQueen is awaiting sentencing for firearm and drug offenses, as well as abuse and driving a stolen vehicle.