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MACHETE ASSAULT

American Samoa District Court
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man has been arrested and charged for allegedly threatening the owner of a sewing shop in Iliili with a machete. Bizarrely, the suspect was the one who reported the incident to the police. Mr. Liliu Scanlan is charged with three (3) criminal counts: Count 1 — Public...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Norman Auelua, a 29-year-old man who assaulted another male using a machete was sentenced to serve 10 days in jail, as part of his 12-month probation during his sentencing this week. The court pointed out that Auelua’s action was severe and that while overly intoxicated...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assault with a machete has entered into a plea agreement with the government. Opetaia Lafaele, who has been in custody since his arrest in 2019 appeared in court last week for his Change of Plea (COP) hearing. Lafaele, 50, was initially charged with a...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of being armed with a machete when he assaulted another man in front of a Tafuna store last week was arrested and later detained at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF). Ioelu Tulaga Jr, 42, made his initial appearance in District Court last week. He...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 52-year-old father of four accused of assaulting another man with a machete in 2017 has entered into a plea agreement with the government. Vine Olataga, who has been in custody without bail since his arrest Oct. 12, 2017 was initially charged with first-degree assault...