Jack Truesdale

Jack Truesdale is a reporter for Civil Beat covering criminal justice.

He previously worked as a general assignment reporter for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and covered Maui as a freelance correspondent for Civil Beat. His writing for magazines has appeared in The New Yorker, Hana Hou and Flux Hawaii. He has a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Brown University.

Teenager Charged With Murder After Cockfight Shooting That Killed 2 AP Photo/Carlos Giusti/2019

Teenager Charged With Murder After Cockfight Shooting That Killed 2

Bail was set at $2 million for the suspect in the April shooting that killed two people.

Man Arrested On Molokai After Army Base Lockdown Was A Soldier Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Man Arrested On Molokai After Army Base Lockdown Was A Soldier

How the suspect managed to fly from Oahu to Molokai remains unclear.

Search For Gunman Prompts Lockdown At Army’s Schofield Barracks Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Search For Gunman Prompts Lockdown At Army’s Schofield Barracks

UPDATE: Police arrested the suspect on Molokai Thursday night, after he triggered a lockdown at Schofield Barracks and fled.

Lawsuit Accuses Kauai Chief Judge Of Sexually Harassing His Assistant Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Lawsuit Accuses Kauai Chief Judge Of Sexually Harassing His Assistant

The Hawaii Judiciary prohibits unwanted hugging, which the assistant alleges Chief Judge Randal Valenciano did in a "sexualized" manner numerous times.

Honolulu Police Chief Had A Good 1st Year But There’s ‘Room To Grow,’ Eval Says Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Honolulu Police Chief Had A Good 1st Year But There’s ‘Room To Grow,’ Eval Says

The police commission largely praised Chief Joe Logan's job performance but said he can do better with communications.

Landlords Hosting Illegal Game Rooms Could Face Fines Of $1,000 Per Day David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Landlords Hosting Illegal Game Rooms Could Face Fines Of $1,000 Per Day

Draft Honolulu City Council legislation would raise the stakes for landlords who allow illegal gambling in their units.

Molokai Family Sues Over Police Killing Of Man With A Machete Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021

Molokai Family Sues Over Police Killing Of Man With A Machete

The lawsuit says body cam footage shows Nathaniel Naki was not acting in a threatening manner when he was shot to death.

Latest Lawsuit In Makaha Police Pursuit Case Accuses City Officials Of Stalling Hawaii News Now/2021

Latest Lawsuit In Makaha Police Pursuit Case Accuses City Officials Of Stalling

The four Honolulu police officers face felony criminal trial in December.

Honolulu EMTs, Paramedics Sue The City For Overtime Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Honolulu EMTs, Paramedics Sue The City For Overtime

A lawsuit filed a decade ago got the Emergency Services Department to update its payroll system, but that hasn't fixed the problem.