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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...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Disposition Hearing for Sopi Senio is scheduled for Friday, Mar. 15, after he admitted to violating conditions of his probation, when he failed to visit the Probation Office.
Senio appeared in High Court last Friday for a preliminary examination. He was represented by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was placed on probation last Wednesday was remanded to custody the very next day, when he appeared before Judge Elvis P. Patea.
Lemasanimaleea Mapu made his initial appearance in District Court last Thursday, Feb. 28 for public peace disturbance. He entered a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 26-year old man convicted of assaulting another man at the Fagatogo Market while intoxicated was ordered by District Court Judge Elvis. P. Patea not to set foot in the market during the period of his 12-month probation.
Filisi Fetuao, a.k.a “Fritz” was initially...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was out on bond was remanded back to custody last week after he tested positive for meth, during a random test administered by Probation.
Ronald Pickering, who is facing drug charges, appeared in High Court last Friday for an Order to Show Cause (OSC) hearing...