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DISTRICT COURT
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sappa Santana has been charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance namely methamphetamine (meth).
He appeared in the District Court earlier this month with his bail set at $3,000.
According to the government’s case, earlier this month Traffic Division...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga has submitted for Senate review and approval, the appointments of Jon A. G. Clemens, Lornalei C. Meredith and Aitofele B. Sunia to serve as Judges Pro Tempore of the District Court.
In accordance with local statue, the governor’s appointments are...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While American Samoa’s Legislative branch has announced it will be back in session this week, District Court Judge Gwen Tauiliili-Langkilde stated that the District Court would follow the same procedures observed under the COVID-19 emergency declaration issued in 2020....
Pago Pago, AMERICA SAMOA — A man convicted of a crime while still on probation was ordered to serve out his period of detention that had been suspended at the beginning of this year, which was 41 days at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF).
Lipena Tevita appeared in District Court last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Domestic violence cases involving the beating and abuse of wives, girlfriends, and in some cases husbands by their spouse or partner, at their homes, is one of the rising offenses in the territory over the last two months. Often, alcohol is involved, sometimes drugs, as...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A verbal altercation that resulted in a taxi driver getting punched in the eye has netted Tupe Toeetu a 12-month probation sentence and a $100 fine to be paid within 30 days.
Toetu was initially charged with public peace disturbance and two counts of third degree assault...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 29-year-old man who was released by the court 3 months ago on his own recognizance under the condition that he remain law abiding and stay alcohol and drug free, is now facing felony drug charges after he was re-arrested last week for alleged possession of marijuana....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A woman arrested for disturbing the peace at her grandmother’s home in Nuuuli last month is now facing felony charges, after police found out that she has an active arrest warrant from two years ago where she forged a signature on a business check belonging to her mother...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A domestic violence case came before District Court last week for sentencing and District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea told the male defendant that he court doesn’t take these cases lightly.
He told the defendant that a week doesn’t go by without these cases coming before...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man charged with assaulting his wife with a metal pipe inside their home in the presence of their children has entered a ‘not guilty’ plea to the four charges against him — public peace disturbance, 2 counts of third degree assault and endangering the welfare of a...