Facing as many as 50 years in prison, Byron Say pleaded guilty yesterday to first-degree promotion of a dangerous drug and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The charge of first-degree promotion of a dangerous drug stems from a March 21, 2006, traffic stop of a car driven by Aquila Say, Byron’s sister-in-law, in Kapa‘a, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Christopher Bridges said. Police obtained a search warrant after noticing Byron Say moving his hands under the passenger seat and recovered a fanny pack with 33.44 grams of methamphetamine inside, he said. The second charge is for heroin that was allegedly found in his possession after he fled an accident scene where a woman was run over.

The felonies have the potential to yield the large amount of time because Say could be subjected to the maximum sentences attached to each of the offenses, said Circuit Judge Kathleen Watanabe.

That’s despite a deal that elicited Say’s guilty plea and stipulated that the state would not ask for consecutive sentencing or an extended term.

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(Source: Amanda C. Gregg, Kauai Garden Island News)