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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 42-year old man from Nu’uuli who has a criminal history in the court system was sentenced by District Court Judge Fiti Sunia to serve a period of detention of 120 days at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), as a condition of his 24-month probation. He will be...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 26-year old man from Leone was arrested by police on the weekend on allegations that he assaulted a Filipino man and stole his money and mobile cell phone.
Bernard Himphill made his initial appearance in District Court this week where he entered a not guilty plea to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 22-year-old man from Tafuna, along with several juveniles, broke into the SAAB Pago Store in Tafuna and stole about $,5000 worth of goods, none of which were recovered was ordered by the High Court to pay a restitution in the amount of $5,000, after he serves a period...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Three overstayers — all young men who came into American Samoa on 30-day permits — appeared in District Court on allegations of disturbing the public peace by engaging in fights and making unreasonable noises while they were under the influence of alcohol. Moreover, two...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government case against 87-year-old Joseph Yandall was dismissed this week, after the jury found him not guilty for all the charges against him. The jury believed that the government failed to prove their case against Yandall.
It took just over 3 hours for the jury...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 21-year-old man from Malaeimi has been arrested and is facing several charges for allegedly having sex with a 13-year old girl multiple times.
Kose Logova’a made his initial appearance in District Court last week, where Judge Fiti Sunia established his surety bond in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Joseph Yandall took the stand yesterday morning on the second day of his jury trial, and denied all the allegations made against him by the two alleged victims.
Yandall, who is out on a $75,000 surety bond is charged with one count of child molestation, a felony which...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The jury trial of an 87-year-old who is accused of multiple sexual abuse charges involving two young females began yesterday in High Court.
Joseph Yandall, who is out on a $75,000 surety bond is charged with one count of child molestation, a felony which carries a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The High Court has suspended a period of detention for a 44-year-old man who claimed a package mailed through the Post Office on Oct. 13, 2016 in which crystal methamphetamine was found, and ordered him to attend and complete off-island drug counseling, which is a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 32-year-old woman who stole a fine mat (afuelo) from another woman and then sold it to a Tongan individual for $300 to buy food for her children, and later on tried to bribe a public servant with $200 in an effort to falsely change the ownership of a vehicle for her...