drug charges
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Judge Elvis P. Patea has found probable cause to bind the government's case against drug defendant Rintel I'atala to the High Court, where an arraignment is scheduled for this morning.
I'atala is charged with one count each of illegal possession of marijuana and illegal...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government's case against former TCF corrections officer Faavae Papatu has been bound over to High Court and his arraignment is set for Monday, Jan. 28 where he is expected to enter a 'not guilty' plea to the charges against him.
A preliminary examination hearing for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A woman who was pulled over for a traffic violation ended up being arrested and is now criminally charged after police allegedly found paraphernalia in the vehicle, and ‘ice’ in her pocket.
Lili Apolo made her initial appearance in District Court this past Monday, where...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The man facing multiple charges for illegal possession of weapons and drugs entered a 'not guilty' plea during arraignment yesterday morning in District Court.
Samuel Gaisoa is scheduled for a pretrial conference on February 28, 2019.
He is represented by private...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sentencing for Meriko Lomu is scheduled to Feb. 8, 2019. This comes after the High Court accepted her plea agreement yesterday.
Lomu, 24, is charged in two separate cases — both involving illegal drugs.
In the first case, Lomu agreed to plead guilty to possession of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The pretrial conference for Tumuatasi Lefatia, a.k.a. Mama, has been continued to Jan. 31, 2019.
The motion for a continuance by Lefatia's attorney, Marcellus Talaimalo Uiagalelei, was granted by Acting Associate Justice Elvis Patea last Wednesday in High Court....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who pled guilty to unlawful drug possession was released on his own recognizance last Friday, following a Change of Plea hearing in High Court.
Under a plea agreement with the government, Gertrude Faifaiumu, 29, pled guilty to the amended charge of unlawful...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Detectives from the DPS Vice & Narcotics Unit have arrested two men for unlawful possession of illegal drugs.
James Stuart was arrested at the Veterans Memorial Stadium in Tafuna last Friday.
Togamamao John Letuligasenoa, a passenger on the Hawaiian Airlines flight...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Chief Justice Michael Kruse, last Thursday, granted a verbal motion by defendant Tumuatasi Lefatia’s attorney, Marcellus Uiagalelei for continuance of the preliminary hearing for his client until her current case is resolved.
Kruse immediately granted the defense’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 31-year-old father who was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of illegal drugs after his 1-year-old son was admitted to the LBJ Hospital for methamphetamine intoxication has pled guilty.
Lewis Lokeni, who has remained at the Territorial Correctional...