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Defendant in rake attack pleads guilty
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Posted on Nov 23 2005
A man who attacked his neighbor with an aluminum rake and pushed a police officer at a residence in Susupe entered a guilty plea yesterday.
Sylvano Flores Santos pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and battery.
Superior Court Associate Judge Ramona V. Manglona accepted Santos’ plea and sentenced him to 10 years in prison, all suspended except 136 days for the time he had already served.
Manglona placed Santos on 10 years supervised probation and ordered him to pay $913 in restitution for medical costs incurred by the victim, Jose I. Torres.
The judge required the defendant to pay $200 in court assessment and probation fees. She also directed him to perform 80 hours of community work service and undergo counseling at the Community Guidance Center.
Santos was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and resisting arrest. He and lawyer, assistant public defender Samuel Randall, entered a plea agreement with the government.
The defendant entered a guilty plea to the amended information charging him with aggravated assault and battery. The resisting arrest charge was dismissed.
The agreement stated that on July 9, 2005, Santos “purposely striking Torres with a homemade metal rake, causing Torres’ head and arms injuries and protracted impairment of the use of his right arm.”
Torres told the police that, while he was talking to someone inside a coconut hut near his residence, Santos walked over and started hitting him repeatedly with an aluminum rake on July 9.
Santos fled before the police arrived. On the following day, Torres said while he was in his room, the suspect walked in and began shouting at him.
When a police officer started interviewing Torres, Santos approached and began shouting at the victim that “he is too much.”
Santos left then returned, shouting again at the victim. This prompted the officer to try to handcuff him for obstructing justice. The defendant allegedly pushed the officer. The officer decided to spray pepper mace and handcuff him, according to court papers. (Ferdie De La Torre)
