Jake L. Ala
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 32-year-old man convicted for violating local drug laws while he’s on probation was given another chance by the court to straighten up his life.
Jake L. Ala, who has been in custody since his arrest last year, unable to post a $10,000 surety bond appeared before...

![With his guilty plea, Ala admits that a glass pipe containing methamphetamine was found in his possession when police officers searched him during a traffic stop. [SN file photo] American Samoa High Court building](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/high_court_126.jpg?itok=EgDpCnm0)