{"id":16602,"date":"2015-10-19T11:01:39","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T18:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=16602"},"modified":"2015-10-19T11:01:39","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T18:01:39","slug":"former-honolulu-cop-sentenced-for-kicking-man-in-the-head-and-striking-another-news-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=16602","title":{"rendered":"Former Honolulu Cop Sentenced for Kicking Man in the Head and Striking Another (News Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>HONOLULU<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6759 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"Department of Justice\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>A federal judge sentenced a former\u00a0Honolulu police officer to two years and six months in prison for assaulting two men in an unprovoked attack, officials announced.<\/p>\n<p><strong> U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright<\/strong>\u00a0on Friday sentenced former <strong>Honolulu Police Officer Vincent Morre,<\/strong> 38, for violating the civil rights of two Honolulu men.<\/p>\n<p>Morre also filed a false report about the incident, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen this defendant violated the trust of the people he was sworn to serve, the Department of Justice stood ready to enforce the law and protect the civil rights of all Americans,\u201d said<strong> Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Civil Rights Division.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FBI-Logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6328 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FBI-Logo-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"FBI Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FBI-Logo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FBI-Logo-45x35.jpg 45w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FBI-Logo.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The FBI investigated this case.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe FBI would like to thank the Honolulu Police Department for its cooperation, assistance, and transparency during this investigation,\u201d said <strong>Special Agent in Charge Paul Delacourt of the FBI\u2019s Honolulu Field Office.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/up.anv.bz\/latest\/anvload.html?key=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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>These are the facts and circumstances surrounding this case, according to authorities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On May 19, Morre pleaded guilty to two counts of depriving the two men\u2019s right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by a law enforcement officer on Sept. 5, 2014.<\/li>\n<li>Morre, then a 10 year veteran of the Honolulu Police Department, was searching for a fugitive when he entered a game room on Hopaka Street.<\/li>\n<li>Once in the game room, Morre, in an unprovoked attack, kicked J.T. in the head.\u00a0 Morre then continued to search the game room for the fugitive.<\/li>\n<li>On his way out, Morre reapproached J.T. but first struck F.F. 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