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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 52-year-old man from Fagatogo who was convicted of driving with a permanently suspended license is going to jail. Paulino Seuale, who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $5,000 bond, appeared in court last week where he was sentenced to 20 months at...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A quantity of methamphetamine (meth) was allegedly found on a man from Tafeta when police arrested him in the Malaeimi area last month, for his involvement in an incident where he and another man broke into a store in Tafuna in July of this year and stole several items....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A male driver and his girlfriend were arrested and charged for violating local drug laws after police discovered illegal drugs inside their vehicle during a traffic stop last month.
The driver, Semisi Talo and his girlfriend who was the passenger, Valasi Tivalu made...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two brothers were sentenced to a term of probation after being convicted in District Court for assault and disturbing the private peace in their family.
The two brothers, Victor and Iosefa Filemoni appeared in District Court last week for sentencing.
The Filemoni...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 22-year-old male from Samoa accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl is now in custody after he was arrested two weeks ago.
The defendant, Sitivi Tololi, a fish cleaner at the cannery made his initial appearance in District Court two weeks ago.
He is charged one...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A father has been charged by the police over the alleged beating of his 10-year-old son.
The defendant made his initial appearance in District Court last month and is charged with abuse of a child and 2nd degree assault.
His bail is set at $10,000. To protect the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government has charged a 32-year-old man with unlawful possession of marijuana, public peace disturbance, and attempted burglary of a residence in Fogagogo.
Semisi Toialevao made his initial appearance in District Court last month. He is charged in two separate cases...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a pickup truck that was pulled over by police for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) is also being charged with unlawful possession of drugs.
Mikaele Alesana, who has a pending drug case in High Court from 2020, made his initial appearance in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 28-year-old man accused of stealing money from the cash register of a store last year entered into a plea agreement with the government last week
Etimani Saifou pled guilty to stealing and the remaining charges were dismissed as part of the plea deal.
The court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 48-year-old man from Nu’uuli accused of assaulting his girlfriend told the court the allegations against him are true.
The defendant, who has been in custody since his arrested in May of this year, appeared in Court last week for a change of plea hearing.
The...