A Kapahulu man convicted in 1997 of manslaughter in the death of an off-duty police officer was sentenced yesterday to six months in jail in connection with an attempted assault in November.

Gabriel Kealoha, 26, had pleaded guilty to two counts of terroristic threatening for the incident in Kahala.

A 34-year-old man told police he was jogging in the bicycle lane on Keala'olu Avenue near Moho Street about 10:30 a.m. Nov. 6 when a motorist, later identified as Kealoha, tried to run him over twice. The jogger told police he believed the incident stemmed from a traffic altercation he had with Kealoha moments earlier.

Kealoha was sentenced to six months in jail, to be served on the weekends starting Saturday, and five years' probation, according to the city prosecutor's office. Kealoha will also pay $2,500 to the Crime Victim's fund, perform 100 hours of community service, and submit to an anger management assessment.

In 1996, Kealoha was 17 when he got into a scuffle with police Sgt. Arthur Miller on the H-1 Freeway viaduct near the airport. Miller, whose blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit, died after falling 33 feet from the viaduct.

Kealoha was convicted of manslaughter in 1997 for Miller's death and was ordered confined at a youth detention facility until he turned 19.

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