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William Brown, a Hawaii Police Department detective, was found guilty Wednesday of perjury, a class C felony offense, following a bench trial by Judge Peter K. Kubota.

Brown was found guilty of knowingly making a false statement, while under oath, to a grand jury proceeding before the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit.

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The false statement involved his interview with a suspect in a case where drugs were found in a vehicle.

During the interview, the suspect stated multiple times that the only item she brought into the vehicle with her was her cellphone.

The majority of the drugs found in the vehicle were in a black bag which also contained a pink stuffed animal pencil type case.

Brown then testified falsely during the grand jury that the suspect claimed to have brought both her cellphone and the pink stuffed animal case into the vehicle with her.

“Our legal system is designed to find the truth,” said Deputy Attorney General Albert Cook, who handled the prosecution of the case. “When witnesses lie, it undermines our legal system and perverts the quest for justice. The Department of the Attorney General is committed to protecting the integrity of the criminal justice system and will prosecute those who commit perjury.”

Sentencing is set for May 23 before Kubota. Brown faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison.