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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...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government case against 4 police officers arrested and charged in an alleged beating at the Fagatogo market last year is now continued to Nov. 16 because none of the parties were ready to proceed with the case.
The four officers, Police Captain Margie Alofaituli, Off...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man is now in custody over allegations of sexual assaulting his 16-year-old niece who lives in the same house as the defendant.
Samoa News is withholding names of parties involved in this case to protect the identity of the victim.
The defendant, a 37-year-old father...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men who were passengers in a taxi are now in the custody of police in relation to drug charges.
John Jr and Kelekolio Smith made their initial appearances in the District Court last month.
Kelekolio is charged with unlawful possession of marijuana while John Jr is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The criminal case against the Taavili brothers has been bound over to the High Court in relation to a drug raid last month.The defendants are William and Setefano Taavili.
William 42, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of meth, a felony; while his 38-year-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man found driving a vehicle while his license is suspended for a year was arrested and is now facing a criminal charge of felony driving, a class D felony.
Alofa Vitale made his initial appearance last month in District Court where his bail was set at $5,000.
On Aug....