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FAMILY VIOLENCE

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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 45-year-old man was arrested by police last week for allegedly assaulting his wife, after his sister-in-law (his wife’s sister) called 911 for help and told police that her sister (victim) was assaulted by the defendant and she’s hiding inside the room, crying and...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 42-year-old man who was arrested by police last week and held at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) for one night for allegedly assaulting his wife, made his initial appearance in District Court last Wednesday morning after which the case was transferred to...
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Court Briefs w_ header by Ausage Fausia Samoa News Reporter Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the co-defendants in the Ottoville drug case has entered a guilty plea to the charges against him. 42-year-old Alatasi Wilson, who was a taxi driver when police arrested him in the early morning of Nov....
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  Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of assaulting another man by poking his neck with a knife and punching him in the face multiple times is going to jail. Finauga Naoupu, 46, who has been in custody since his arrest last year, unable to post a $15,000 surety bond, appeared in High Court...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A land dispute between families in Faleniu ended when police officers arrested five people and held them at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) on Tuesday afternoon, to prevent any violence within the family. All five made their initial appearances in District...