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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 40-year-old man convicted in High Court of attempted felonious restraint is ordered to serve 20 months behind bars, as part of a 5-year probation sentence.
Atanoa Finauga was initially charged with attempted rape, first-degree sexual abuse, and attempted felonious...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men were arrested and charged as a result of a fight in Petesa last month.
Tautua Mapu and Dave Malo made their initial appearances in Court at that time.
Mapu is charged with 2nd- degree assault, a class D felony, along with two counts of PPD, while Malo is charged...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 26-year-old man from Samoa accused of attempting to assault another man with an ax is now in custody after he was arrested.
Manaia Vaioleia Selau made his initial appearance in Court last week.
Selau is charged with 1st- degree assault, a class A felony, punishable by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man previously convicted of assault and sentenced by the High Court to 5 years probation is in custody again after being accused of abusing his 5-year-old niece by slapping her in the face and kicking her in the back.
When arrested by police at this home in Fogagogo,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A bus driver has admitted that on/ or about July 23, 2021 he had in his possession a glass pipe containing methamphetamine (meth).
Wesley Faapale appeared in court last week for a Change of Plea hearing.
Faapale was initially charged with unlawful possession of meth. But...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of setting fire to his girlfriend’s house with the intention of hurting her and her aunty told police that the reason why he planned to burn his girlfriend and her aunt was to retaliate against his girlfriend for what she had done to him in the past.
During...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — James Faaletatau, a 42-year-old man, accused of assaulting another man with a machete over a year ago in Kokoland, is now in custody after he was arrested last month for a traffic violation — expired license plate tags — and illegal drugs were found in his possession and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A dispute over a dog in Happy Valley in the Tafuna area has landed two men in jail.
The two men, Afaeseoaiga Felise, 53, and Taylor Faalogo, 51, made their initial appearances in Court last week.
Felise was charged with 3rd- degree assault, PPD and 3rd- degree property...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A fight between a married couple has landed them in prison, where they both face charges of assault involving domestic violence.
The wife is charged with abusing her 3-year-old child, while the husband is charged for assaulting his wife.
The wife faces one count of abuse...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A local boxer accused of assaulting two young boys with a tree branch is now in custody after he was arrested by police last month.
Paofe Seeti appeared in Court last month for his initial appearance.
He is charged with two counts of 2nd-degree assault and two counts of...