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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A woman arrested for disturbing the peace at her grandmother’s home in Nuuuli last month is now facing felony charges, after police found out that she has an active arrest warrant from two years ago where she forged a signature on a business check belonging to her mother...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 35-year-old man from Tafuna accused of using a metal tool to assault another man has been arrested and charged with second degree assault, a felony, punishable by not more than 5 years imprisonment, and/or a fine of not more than $5,000 or both; and two misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The separate cases of a mother and her son have been continued until May of this year after they entered not guilty pleas to the charges against them.
Josephine Siaumau-Gauta and her son Solomona Gauta appeared in High Court this week for arraignment, after they waived...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Due to the global coronavirus threat, Chief Justice Michael Kruse issued a Memorandum reference about COURTHOUSE WEDDINGS.
Owing to the uncertainty facing our community with the global spread of the novel coronavirus, all civil wedding ceremonies before the judges of the...
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by Ausage Fausia
Samoa News Reporter
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the co-defendants in the Ottoville drug case has entered a guilty plea to the charges against him.
42-year-old Alatasi Wilson, who was a taxi driver when police arrested him in the early morning of Nov....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On the night of Jan. 28, 2020, two cops observed Alefosio Tagoa’I spill a bag of potato chips on the ground after he and another male were pulled over at the Sobriety Checkpoint for an open container in the vehicle.
Tagoa’i was the passenger. (Samoa News is withholding...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting another man with a machete has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Afa Lafaele, who has been in custody since his arrest in 2018 appeared in court last week for his Change of Plea (COP) hearing.
Lafaele, 52, was initially...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two brothers were sentenced to a term of probation after being convicted by the District Court for disturbing the private peace in their family and assault.
The two brothers, Mikaele and Manuele Aulaumea appeared before District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea last Friday for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 28-year-old man from Samoa accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl last year has entered into a plea agreement with the government. Talatonu Lafoga was originally charged with first degree sexual abuse, attempted rape, second degree burglary — all class C...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 26-year-old man who is on probation was sentenced to 165 days at the TCF for resisting arrest.
According to court records, Iakopo Talalelei put up a struggle when officers tried to handcuff him. He appeared in court last week for sentencing.
When given the chance to...