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Man accused of choking wife, breaking items pleads guilty
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Posted on Nov 30 2005
A man who was charged for strangling his common-law-wife and breaking their things with a machete in their house, entered a guilty plea yesterday.
Roman Lainos,34, pleaded guilty to assault and battery.
Superior Court Associate Judge David A. Wiseman accepted Lainos’ plea and sentenced him to one year in jail, all suspended except for 11 days.
Following the plea agreement, Wiseman gave Lainos credit for the 11 days he had previously served in prison.
The judge said the sentence shall be suspended for 11 months and 20 days and that Lainos will be placed on probation in that period.
Lainos was ordered to pay $150 fine and $25 in court assessment fee. He was required to perform 20 hours of community work service.
Wiseman directed the defendant to write a letter of apology to the victim and attend an anger and alcohol counseling at the Community Guidance Center.
During the probationary period, Lainos is prohibited from consuming alcoholic beverages.
The defendant was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery. He and counsel Assistant Public Defender Douglas Hartig signed a plea agreement with the government.
Lainos pleaded guilty to assault and battery. The assault with a dangerous weapon charge was dismissed.
The agreement stated that on July 10, 2005 on Saipan, the defendant “did bodily harm to [the victim] by choking her with his hand.”
According to court papers prepared by Police Detective Christopher Leon Guerrero, the victim was sleeping with their six- and 12-year-old sons when Lainos arrived very drunk at their house in Kagman III.
Leon Guerrero said Lainos asked for the key of their pick-up truck, but the victim refused to give it.
The defendant got mad and strangled the victim. Later, the defendant damaged their things in the kitchen using a machete. Their six-year-old son was awakened by the noise and witnessed the defendant’s violent behavior, police said.
The victim said Lainos turned violent whenever he gets drunk. She added she is tired of the defendant’s violent behavior over the past 10 years.
