#kaloko dam breach

Pflueger Pleads No Contest to Reckless Endangering

A no contest plea was entered in court on Thursday by retired car dealer James Pflueger, to a reduced charge of reckless endangering, in connection with the 2006 Ka Loko dam breach on Kauaʻi that killed seven people.

Pflueger Indictment Upheld in Ka Loko Deaths

The Intermediate Court of Appeals released a decision Thursday affirming the State of Hawaii’s indictment of defendant James H. Pflueger on seven counts of manslaughter.