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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man convicted of unlawful possession of methamphetamine (meth) was released from custody this week, after the Court decided that the 8 months he spent in custody while awaiting the outcome of his case is enough punishment.
Faafetai Eneliko appeared before Acting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Aniseko Seigafo was released from custody this week after the court decided that the 404 days he spent in jail while awaiting the outcome of the case was enough for his period of detention.
Seigafo, appeared before Acting Associate Justice Elvis P. Patea for sentencing,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting his wife is now in custody after he was arrested last month. The defendant also made his initial appearance in court last month.
The defendant is charged with 2nd- degree assault, involving domestic violence, a class D felony, punishable by a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The case against a man accused of sexually abusing his 16-year-old niece was filed in Court last month. During his arrest, cops allegedly discovered drugs in his possession and inside his vehicle. The 44-year-old uncle, made his initial appearance last month.
He is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The High Court granted a petition by a woman to divorce her husband, who is currently in custody due to domestic matters.
The matter was heard before Associate Justice Fiti Sunia last week. Chief Associate Judge Mamea Sala Jr and Tunupopo A. Tunupopo assisted Sunia on...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested and charged for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend inside their family car in the presence of their 3 children.
The defendant appeared in Court last month for an initial appearance.
He is charged with one count of felonious restraint involving...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man arrested for assault and disturbing the private peace inside his home is now charged with violating local drug laws. And during his arrest, police discovered an active arrest warrant from a previous drug case in September of last year.
Tafilipepe Faamanatuoleola, a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting his wife while their two young daughters were in the vehicle with her and later damaged his family property was arrested pursuant to an arrest warrant of the court. During his arrest, officers found illegal drugs inside his wallet.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of setting fire to his girlfriend’s house with the intention of hurting her and her aunty told police that the reason why he planned to burn his girlfriend and her aunt was to retaliate against his girlfriend for what she had done to him in the past.
During...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An alleged fight between a man and his girlfriend from Petesa over the girlfriend’s suspicion that he was having an affair with another woman has landed the couple at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF).
It’s alleged that after the man assaulted his girlfriend...