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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested by police two weeks ago for allegedly assaulting a man who allegedly attempted to break into his vehicle parked in front of an Asian store in the Tafuna area.
Tofiga Asalele made his initial appearance in court two weeks ago. He is charged with 3rd...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested last month after he allegedly stabbed another man with a kitchen knife during a drinking session at Utulei Beach.
Several police officers responded to a call from Utulei Beach regarding an alleged incident where a man was injured after he was stabbed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 42-year-old man accused of assaulting another man in Aua last month is scheduled to appear in Court this Thursday for a Status Hearing. The government’s attorney informed the court three weeks ago that there is a possibility additional charges would be filed against...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of abusing his disabled daughter was arrested by police last week and charged.
Samoa News has chosen not to identify the defendant in this matter in order to protect the privacy of the alleged victim. Also, noted is that court affidavit does not identify...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A father of three accused of abusing his young child before he turned around and allegedly assaulted a neighbor who reported the child abuse incident to police is now in custody after he was arrested last month.
During his arrest, police discovered illegal drugs in the...
Repeat offender Ualesi Ugapo was ordered by the court last week to serve out the remaining 8 months of a 20-month sentence from a 2017 case. The decision came after the court found Ugapo in violation of conditions of his 5-year probation.
Ugapo was found guilty by the District Court last month of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man taken into police custody two weeks ago for allegedly using a kitchen knife to stab another man has been released by the court on his own recognizance, after the government was unable to file additional charges against him.
According to court information, Talaese...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting another man during a drinking session last week is now in custody after police allegedly found two small baggies containing illegal drugs and a glass pipe — also containing drugs — in his possession.
Chris Nikolao made his initial appearance...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man, who is on 5 years probation for an assault conviction from two years ago, was arrested two weeks ago on the allegation that he assaulted his aunty’s boyfriend. Vincent Tomasi is charged with one count of 2nd degree assault, a class D felony, punishable by up to 5...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 42-year-old man convicted of sexually assaulting his 16-year-old stepdaughter over a period of 4 months will serve 7 years at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF).
[In the interest of protecting the minor victim, Samoa News is withholding the name of all parties...