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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who is serving 5 years probation for a drug conviction was arrested by police two weeks ago and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
He is charged with one count of unlawful possession of the controlled substance methamphetamine (meth), a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The female driver — Suipapa Taavili — of a vehicle pulled over by police last month for blacked out tail lights and speeding is now charged with violating local drug laws.
On Sept. 8, 2020 about 1 a.m, a vehicle was pulled over by traffic officers on the Puapua Public...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man accused of unlawfully entering a home and attempting to sexually assault a woman, after he had allegedly broken into the woman’s home three times before he was arrested by police last month after being pulled over during a traffic stop in the Tafuna...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A case of a bus driver accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl was filed in District Court last week. It was the victim’s 25-year-old sister who alerted police about the alleged incident and as a result, the suspect was arrested. During the arrest, cops found...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — All three occupants of a black pickup pulled over by police last month were arrested and charged after drugs were discovered in the vehicle. They are William Savea, the driver, and Peleti Ie’u and Lole Finau — passengers.
All three defendants are each charged with one...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The court emphasized during the sentencing of two men from Samoa convicted of drug charges, that sponsors need to understand and fulfill their responsibilities under immigration laws. The court said failure on the sponsor’s part to not renew an alien’s immigration ID is...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was convicted of stealing was released from custody last week, after the High Court determined that the 12 months he served at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), to await sentencing, was enough.
Pule Uati, under a plea agreement with the government,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A driver of a pick-up truck pulled over by police officers last month for failure to stop at a stop sign is now charged with violating local drug laws and driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI).
Emele Lisona was taken into custody when police discovered two small...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A fight between two families in the Tafuna area last month landed a man and his two sons in court after they were arrested and charged with assaulting a man and his brother at their house.
During the arrest, police discovered illegal substances on the man. Nothing was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The younger of the two brothers who is on probation for a drug conviction from last year is now back to court on the same allegation — unlawful possession of an illegal drug.
The younger brother, Johnny Banse made his initial appearance in District Court last month.
He...