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Probable cause found against man who allegedly punched girlfriend
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Posted on Jan 15 2019
The Superior Court has found probable cause to warrant the filing of one of two charges against a man who allegedly punched his girlfriend.
During a preliminary hearing last Wednesday, Superior Court Associate Judge Wesley Bogdan found probable cause to believe that Lucio Litulumar Saures may have committed the crime of assault and battery but not the disturbing the peace charge.
The 48-year-old Saures was directed to respond to the charge.
Chief public defender Doug Hartig is counsel for Saures.
Saures will be arraigned on Feb. 11; his bail was set at $5,000 but the court has allowed his release if he posts 10 percent of that amount. Saures has already posted bail.
According to police, Saures assaulted his girlfriend at the Sonoda Apartment in Garapan last Jan. 1. Saures allegedly punched his girlfriend in the face during an argument on Jan. 1, 2019, and left her and took their children.
Police were sent to the apartment at 3:29am. Upon arriving at the scene, a police officer met with the victim, identified as Saures’ partner.
The victim told police that she was sitting on the curb of the road waiting for the New Year countdown when Saures arrived and allegedly started arguing with her.
The victim said she brought the argument to the back side of the apartment complex so that no one would see them arguing, but Saures allegedly got angrier and punched the victim in the face. Police reported a bruise on the victim’s face.
During a follow-up investigation, it was learned that one of the victim’s children allegedly witnessed the scene. The 14-year-old child allegedly saw the argument and saw Saures punch the victim and left her unconscious on the ground before taking them away from the apartment.
Saures was arrested at the MIHA housing.
