Leone shooting
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government’s cases against two of the three DPS prison guards charged in the matter connected with the escape of a prisoner, who allegedly shot a man in Leone, were dismissed without prejudice by District Court Judge Fiti Sunia yesterday morning.
The case against...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government has filed an additional charge against one of the three Territorial Correctional Facility police officers, who were arrested in connection with the shooting that occurred in Leone two months ago involving an inmate who allegedly escaped from confinement,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge, Fiti Sunia has dismissed the felony charge against one of the 3 TCF officers, charged in connection with the shooting that occurred in Leone last month — allegedly involving an inmate who is believed to have escaped from confinement — which resulted...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A third DPS police officer who was assigned to the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) has been arrested and is now charged in connection with the shooting that occurred in Leone last month allegedly involving an inmate who is believed to have escaped from...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The preliminary examination (PX) for an inmate serving time at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) and now charged in connection with the alleged shooting in Leone last month, which wounded and hospitalized a male ended yesterday morning, with District Court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two DPS police officers who were assigned to the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) have been arrested and are now charged in connection with the shooting that occurred in Leone two weeks ago involving an inmate who allegedly escaped from confinement, which resulted...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An inmate serving time at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) is now charged in connection with the alleged shooting that occurred in Leone two weeks ago, which resulted in a male being hospitalized for gunshot wounds above his right knee and in the left hip....

![TCF Officer, Toloa Koowaiyou [photo: AF] TCF Officer, Toloa Koowaiyou](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/toloa_0419.jpg?itok=DJcayRJr)
![TCF- DPS Watch Commander, Mosese Lomu [SN file photo] TCF- DPS Watch Commander, Mosese Lomu](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/mosese_lomu_0413web.jpg?itok=WX8O6nrg)
![DPS officer Viopapa Vitolio [SN file photo] DPS officer Viopapa Vitolio](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/viopapa_vitolioweb_0.jpg?itok=z5MKQch9)
![ARRESTED. TCF police officer, Viopapa Vitolio making her way to the District Court early Friday morning for her initial appearance. [photo by AF] Viopapa Vitolio](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/viopapa_vitolioweb.jpg?itok=ItvDlp0g)
![District Court Judge Fiti Sunia [SN file photo] District Court Judge Fiti Sunia](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fiti_sunia_17.jpg?itok=YqCSXJC9)
![ARRESTED: TCF Watch Commander, Mosese Lomu with a big smile on his face (left) and Police Officer, Toloa Koonwaiyou (right) each making their way to District Court yesterday morning. [photo by AF] Watch Commander, Mosese Lomu with a big smile on his face (left) and Police Officer, Toloa Koonwaiyou (right)](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/composit_tcfcops_arrested.jpg?itok=mDA-7tV1)
![TCF inmate Manu Lefatia appeared in District Court yesterday morning for an initial appearance, for his alleged involvement in a shooting in Leone earlier this month which landed one man in the LBJ Medical Center with two gunshot wounds. He is alleged to have left jail with the specific mission to shoot the victim. [photo: AF] TCF inmate Manu Lefatia](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/manu_lefatia_0366.jpg?itok=qTHnoO3N)