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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man charged with a single count of second degree assault, a felony, waived his right to a preliminary examination yesterday morning in District Court.
(To protect the identity of the victim, who is the defendant's wife, Samoa News is withholding the names of all...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man charged with conspiracy to commit stealing - a felony - is scheduled for a jury trial Jan. 19, 2020. During a status hearing last week before Associate Justice Fiti Sunia, attorneys from both sides confirmed that they are prepared for Tala’i Alesana’s jury trial...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old male accused of disturbing the peace on Monday, Nov. 05, 2019 made his initial appearance in District Court last week, where he entered a ‘not guilty’ plea to the charges against him.
Aleki Vavega Jr, also known as “Alex Vavega Jr” is charged with third...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The court has suspended a 6-month jail term for a man convicted of endangering the welfare of a child, and instead, placed him on probation for 6 months subject to several conditions.
Orepa Amani Jr, who was released on bond appeared in court this week for sentencing and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who failed to comply with conditions of his 5-year probation has been given another chance. Probationer Foleni Motu was arrested Friday, Aug. 6th after he tested positive for marijuana.
Motu appeared in court last month for a preliminary hearing, where he admitted...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was released from jail last week — by order of the court — is back to prison on the allegation that he violated conditions of his probation, after testing positive for drugs.
The government alleges that Afasene Hunkin was ordered by Probation to undergo a drug...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The jury trial of an inmate accused of escape from confinement and allegedly shooting a man in Leone in the early morning hours of August 12, 2018 is continued until November of this year.
Manu Lefatia’s trial was scheduled to kick-off yesterday morning. The defendant,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who attempted to pick a fight with his 56-year-old uncle and then assaulted his brother-in-law has been ordered to serve 45 days at the TCF for violating conditions of his probation. He is also placed on probation for 24 months after he pled guilty to private peace...
Apia, SAMOA — Police investigation into the deaths of a church minister and a female church member now await the arrival of a pathologist from New Zealand to determine the cause of the death.
Police say their team is continuing to collect information in connection to the deaths.
Speculations on the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 29-year-old man accused of punching his 11-year-old nephew and then striking the boy with the flat end of a machete has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Afasene Hunkin, who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $5,000 surety bond...