court report
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On December 20, 2025, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call, concerning a man causing a disturbance at an employee break area of a local business in Malaeimi.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On December 25, 2025, at approximately 10:09 p.m., police received a report that a man was cursing and making threats in front of a gas station in Tafuna, during a heated confrontation.
Mr. Miracle Alailima was charged with the following:
Count 1: Public Peace...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 5, 2026, at approximately 9:12 a.m., police received a call reporting a burglary during the night at a retail store in Ottoville.
Mr. Vaaulia Tagoai was charged with the following:
Count 1: Stealing - a class C felony, punishable by a term of imprisonment not...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On December 31, 2025, local authorities investigated an early morning incident involving an escaped inmate who were allegedly assisted by civilians. The incident included a vehicle pursuit that began in the Faleniu area and ended in Ottoville and Kokoland.
Two defendants...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 4, 2026, local police officers responded to a domestic disturbance involving repeated threats toward family members.
Pii Fua was arrested and later charged with Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV) - a class C misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man identified as Ioane Gali was arrested following an alleged trespassing, assault, and PPD incident in the village of A’asu, according to a police affidavit filed with the District Court on December 31, 2025.
Mr. Gali was charged with the following:
Count 1: Private...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man identified as Petelo Mikaele Korea was arrested an early Sunday morning following a disturbance at a private residence in the Malaeimi area, according to information contained in a police affidavit filed with the District Court, on December 31, 2025.
Police...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In the early morning hours of December 28, 2025, a disturbance outside Flames Bar that escalated into an unprovoked assault, prompting immediate police response and the arrest of Bruce Vine.
Mr. Vine was charged with a single count of Assault in the Third Degree - a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On December 19, 2025, a dispute over land in Futiga escalated into threats and physical confrontation, prompting police intervention. The dispute was between Tafa Satele and members of the Snow family.
Tafa Satele, the suspect, was charged with the following:
Count 1...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On the evening of December 22, 2025, a domestic disturbance involving threats with a machete was reported at a residence in the village of Pava‘ia‘i.
The suspect was charged with a single count of Private Peace Disturbance - a class C misdemeanor punishable by...