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Man pleads guilty in home invasion case
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Posted on Aug 20 2015
A 28-year-old man accused of attacking a doctor and a lawyer with a screwdriver when they tried to stop him from escaping after burglarizing the lawyer’s apartment in Garapan pleaded guilty yesterday to burglary as part of a plea deal.
Superior Court Associate Judge David A. Wiseman accepted John Chandler Hamilton’s guilty plea and ordered the Office of Adult Probation to prepare a presentence investigation report. Hamilton will be sentenced on Sept. 30, 2015.
Assistant attorney general Emily Cohen represented the government in this case. Attorney Daniel Guidotti appeared as court-appointed counsel for Hamilton.
The Office of the Attorney General charged Hamilton with burglary, theft, assault, assault and battery, and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. Under the plea deal, all charges except for burglary will be dropped.
As part of the deal, Hamilton will be sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, all suspended except for a range of not less than five years and not more than 10 years in prison.
In addition, he will not be eligible for parole or early release until he has served five years. He will be given credit for time served.
After completing the prison term, Hamilton will be placed on supervised probation for five years. He was required to pay a $500 fine, and court fees.
During the entire probationary period, Hamilton is prohibited from having direct or indirect contact with the victims—attorney Matthew Holley, his wife Melody, and Dr. Marty Rohringer.
Hamilton was ordered to write a letter of apology to the victims. He was required to perform 200 hours of community service, complete any recommended counseling by the Community Guidance Center, and not possess or consume controlled substances.
Hamilton broke into the apartment of the Holley couple in Garapan on April 9, 2015, at 9:47pm, with the purpose of committing theft.
Rohringer was injured when he, Holley, and a friend were attacked by Hamilton with a screwdriver when they tried to stop him from escaping.
