WAIKIKI, Hawaii (Island News) -- The Waikiki 7-Eleven employee who was found guilty of cutting off a customer’s hand in a gruesome sword attack in July 2022 was sentenced to five years in prison.

Jason Walker, 49, was working at the 7-Eleven near Ena Road and Kalakaua Avenue on July 22, 2022, the night he attacked a 51-year-old. Walker was found guilty on July 3, 2025 of using a sword to attack the man following an argument.

Walker was sentenced to five years in prison with probation and credit for time he already served on Oct. 28. He was previously charged with one count of second-degree attempted murder.

Walker and the victim first got into the argument inside the convenience store. According to investigators, he retrieved the sword and left the store through the backdoor. As the v

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