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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Samoa accused of assaulting his 59-year-old uncle with a shovel, and then damaging the elderly man's vehicle has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Tua Faapoi, 26, was initially charged with second degree assault and first degree property...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The court has granted permission for defendant Faamalologa Eniata a.k.a. Malologa Leulu to travel off island to attend family matters. Travel dates are April 7-11
Eniata appeared in court Thursday morning for two separate cases. The first case includes charges of third...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 25-year-old man accused of breaking into a home in Utulei and stealing property from inside the house has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Loma Talitiga, who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $10,000 surety bond, appeared in court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 20-year-old man who was convicted of stealing was released from custody last week, after the High Court determined that the 8 months he served at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), to await sentencing, was enough.
Faavae Faumuina, under a plea agreement with...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the men accused of burglarizing three Asian stores and stealing several items wants a jury trial.
Aleli Valaau, who has been in custody since his arrest last year, appeared in court last week for a pretrial conference.
When his case was called, his attorney,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 33-year-old man who was accused of stealing checks from a businessman and forging his signature has admitted to the allegations.
Henry Jr Sipa was initially charged in two separate cases.
In the first case, Sipa was charged with stealing, forgery, and fraud — all...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the three men arrested last year on allegations that he gave high school students 3 marijuana cigarettes has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Lavea’i Otto was charged in two separate cases. In the first case, he was charged with one count of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 31-year-old man from Pago Pago accused of using a piece of timber to assault another man has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Joshua Filiga appeared in court last week for a Change of Plea hearing. He was represented by Assistant Public Defender Rob...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 31-year-old bus driver has admitted that on/or about July 13, 2018 he had in his possession a glass pipe containing methamphetamine.
Henry Fa’apale appeared in court last week for a Change of Plea hearing. He was represented by Assistant Public Defender Rob McNeill,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 46-year-old uncle accused of inappropriate touching will fight the allegations against him at trial. Samoa News is withholding the name of the defendant to protect the identity of the victim.
According to the government’s case, the defendant is accused of...