Tuluiga Richard Salanoa
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A former police officer accused of permitting an inmate to leave his cell to go visit his girlfriend, and then staging his bed to make it appear as if the inmate was sleeping was sentenced to time served, which was 72 days, as a condition of his 5-years probation....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea has found probable cause to bind the government's recent case against Manu Lefatia to the High Court.
This follows a preliminary examination hearing yesterday, where the lone witness was DPS Capt. Pierre Clemens. In this new case,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Manu Lefatia, an inmate accused of escaping — with the alleged help of DPS officer Tuluiga Richard Salanoa — from the temporary holding cell (THC) in Fagatogo, is also facing allegations that he tried to bribe another police officer.
Lefatia appeared in District Court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A police officer accused of permitting an inmate to leave his cell to go visit his girlfriend — and then staging his bed to make it appear as if he was sleeping — has been arrested and charged with permitting escape and concealing an offense — both class D felonies,...