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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who failed to comply with conditions of his 5-year probation has been given another chance. Probationer Foleni Motu was arrested Friday, Aug. 6th after he tested positive for marijuana. Motu appeared in court last month for a preliminary hearing, where he admitted...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was released from jail last week — by order of the court — is back to prison on the allegation that he violated conditions of his probation, after testing positive for drugs. The government alleges that Afasene Hunkin was ordered by Probation to undergo a drug...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The jury trial of an inmate accused of escape from confinement and allegedly shooting a man in Leone in the early morning hours of August 12, 2018 is continued until November of this year. Manu Lefatia’s trial was scheduled to kick-off yesterday morning. The defendant,...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who attempted to pick a fight with his 56-year-old uncle and then assaulted his brother-in-law has been ordered to serve 45 days at the TCF for violating conditions of his probation. He is also placed on probation for 24 months after he pled guilty to private peace...
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Apia, SAMOA — Police investigation into the deaths of a church minister and a female church member now await the arrival of a pathologist from New Zealand to determine the cause of the death. Police say their team is continuing to collect information in connection to the deaths. Speculations on the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 29-year-old man accused of punching his 11-year-old nephew and then striking the boy with the flat end of a machete has entered into a plea agreement with the government. Afasene Hunkin, who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $5,000 surety bond...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of having a glass pipe containing meth in his possession when police pulled over a vehicle he was riding in last year has pled guilty to an amended count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Filipo Malaki, who has been in custody since his arrest,...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man who is accused of stealing checks from a businessman and forging his signature has pled guilty. Uati Lago was charged in two separate criminal cases. In the first case, Lago was charged with stealing, forgery, and fraud, all felonies. For the second...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man accused of stealing a carton of cigarettes from an Asian store in Tafuna has been charged with misdemeanor stealing and public peace disturbance. Malaki Anetone made his initial appearance before District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea this week, where his...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sentencing for Aleki Fata - who was convicted of unlawful possession of methamphetamine - is continued to Aug. 8th. This is after Fata was served with a new arrest warrant this past Thursday morning, on the allegation that he violated conditions of his probation. Fata is...

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