Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On March 31, 2024, a woman contacted Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to request assistance regarding her grandson allegedly causing a disturbance in their home.

The defendant was apprehended and charged with:

Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV)n — a class C misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to fifteen (15) days, a fine of $300, or both.

According to the affidavit, on March 31, at about 12:57 p.m, the TPS was notified by a woman her grandson, Christian Siaulaiga, the suspect, was causing a disturbance and yelling profanities at his grandfather (victim).

When officers arrived at the scene, they met with the grandmother and conducted a field interview.

The grandmother stated that the defendant walked out into the kitchen area and grabbed a few water bottles and threw them into the refrigerator. This irritated the grandfather and he scolded the defendant and told him to put the water bottles into the refrigerator properly. The defendant got mad and walked towards his bedroom while yelling profanities.

The grandmother stated she contacted the police because this is not the first time this had happened.

The defendant was then apprehended and placed into the police unit and transported to the TPS for processing.

Upon arrival at the station, the defendant was Mirandized and waived his rights. The defendant agreed to make a statement of the incident.

According to the defendant, he was putting a few water bottles into the refrigerator when his grandfather yelled at him. He stated his grandfather then pulled his hair and kept yelling at him which was the reason he was shouting profanities.

The defendant was booked and transported to the Tafuna Correctional Facility (TCF) for confinement to await the next sitting of the District Court.

The defendant is identified as a 23-year-old citizen of Samoa.

HARRY FITIAO

On March 26, 2024 a woman contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) regarding her husband allegedly causing a disturbance in their home in Fagaalu.

The defendant fled the scene but was later apprehended by police officers and was charged with:

Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance — a class C misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to fifteen (15) days, a fine of $300.00, or both.

According to the affidavit, on March 26, at about 12:40 a.m, FPS received a call from a woman (later identified as the victim) requesting assistance, reporting that her husband Harris Fitao was violently yelling profanities at her and had unplugged the extension that is used for their home.

Officers responded to the call and upon arrival at the scene in Fagaalu near the CCAS chapel they observed an unknown female sitting inside the guest house. The unknown female (identified as the victim) approached the officers when she noticed it was a police unit.

The victim identified herself as the reporter of the matter. She then briefed the officers saying that her husband (defendant) had fled the scene as soon as she called them. The victim also gave the officers a description of the suspect and what he was wearing.

The officers patrolled around the area to locate the defendant but he was nowhere to be found. The victim was told by the officers “to contact them if the defendant bothers to come near her again.”

On the same day, at about 4:39 p.m, FPS received a call from the victim again and she stated that the defendant was sleeping at the house.

Police officers responded and apprehended the defendant. The defendant was transported to the FPS for the booking process.

Upon arrival at the FPS, the defendant was Mirandized and later booked and confined at the TCF to await the next sitting of the District Court.

The defendant is identified as 45-year-old U. S National.