Man admits to deliberately punching and breaking louver in window
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 17, 2026, a man walked into the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) to report that a domestic dispute had placed a young child at risk of serious injury.

![Due to the suspect’s level of intoxication, officers booked him later that evening and scheduled him to appear before the District Court. [SN file photo] AMERICAN SAMOA DISTRICT COURT](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/district_court_930.jpg?itok=xj0QREun)
![Due to the suspect’s level of intoxication, police booked him and transported him to the Tafuna Correctional Facility. [SN file photo] TCF GATE](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/tcf_gate_with_painted_wall_81.jpg?itok=JJeRnui7)
![A flotilla of crafts, from fishing boats and yachts to kayaks and stand up paddle boards, surrounding a floating ‘ban bottom trawling’ banner at Mission Bay in Auckland, New Zealand in a show of opposition to bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf marine park. New Zealand is the last country operating a bottom trawling fleet in the high seas of the South Pacific. [Photo: Simon Murtagh] A flotilla of crafts](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ban_bottom_trawling.jpg?itok=c2QYRa7S)
![Samoa Marist St. Joseph’s Sports Club President Lemalu John Lemisio (right) and Tournament Director Taupa'u Alex Mikaele during this Wednesday's press conference about the Vailima Marist International Sevens scheduled for Samoa Independence week, June 6- 7, 2026. [courtesy photo] Lemalu John Lemisio and Taupa'u Alex Mikaele](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/marist_7s.jpg?itok=gv78CIma)





