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2 brothers in trial for chasing persons who beat up their 70-year-old father
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Posted on Jun 05 2012
By Ferdie de la Torre
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A bench trial began yesterday for two brothers who chased the persons who beat up their 70-year-old father during a vehicular accident in Dandan.
Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho presided over the bench trial of Ernie Matagolai Dejillas and Yonnie Matagolai Dejillas.
Prosecutors Darren Robinson and Nicole Driscoll started calling in the government’s witnesses.
When Saipan Tribune left the courtroom in the afternoon, the prosecutors were still examining a woman, who testified she saw the beating of the old man and the arrival of the Dejillas brothers at the scene.
Attorneys Joe Hill and Loren Sutton are counsels for the Dejillas brothers.
Detective Raymond B. Borja then stated in his report that during the same incident, Ernie Dejillas chased Jerome Norita with a machete, while Yonnie Dejillas tried to run over Jerome Norita’s father, Juan Norita.
Juan and Jerome Norita were arrested shortly after the incident.
Juan and Jerome Norita and another man allegedly beat up the 70-year-old Pantaleon P. De Jillas and his son, Ernie De Jillas, along Flame Tree Road in Dandan on Dec. 2, 2011 at 7:19am.
OAG said Pantaleon De Jillas had just been involved in an accident and had stopped to render aid to a girl that he struck with his pick-up truck.
Juan and Jerome Norita came and started punching and kicking the old man.
As Ernie De Jillas approached to help his father, the defendants allegedly began hurling pieces of cinder block at him. One piece of the cinder block struck Ernie De Jillas in the ear.
Subsequent police investigation, however, showed that brothers De Jillas also attacked Juan and Jerome Norita.
Last month, Jerome Norita and Juan Norita pleaded guilty to assault and battery.
Presiding Judge Robert Naraja sentenced the Noritas to six months in jail, all suspended except 30 days for Jerome Norita and 12 days for Juan Norita.
Jerome Norita was given credit for seven days time already served, while Juan Norita was given credit for 12 days he already served in prison.
