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Alleged violation of supervised release lands man in trouble anew
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Posted on Mar 16 2006
A Tinian resident who had already completed a prison term for his conviction in 2002 on charges he failed to declare a firearm at the Guam airport was ordered to appear in federal court after the U.S. Probation Office found him allegedly violating one of the conditions for his supervised release.
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Alex R. Munson directed Eric J. M. Hofschneider to show up in court on Monday at 9am to explain why his supervised release should not be revoked.
Munson issued such order after U.S. Probation Officer Margarita DLG. Wonenberg found Hofschneider to have violated one of the conditions that requires him to refrain from drinking alcoholic beverages.
Wonenberg said that on Jan. 31, 2006, the defendant was subjected to a breathalyzer test at the Tinian Superior Court and the results indicate that he had a 0.57 Blood Alcohol Content.
Hofschneider admitted consuming eight cans of beer on Jan. 30, 2006 because he could not sleep at night, the probation officer said.
According to court records, the court sentenced the defendant in March 2002 to three months in prison and placed him on three years of supervised release.
In June 2004, the court modified the supervised release conditions to include an additional 150 hours of community work service as a sanction for not complying with the conditions.
In August 2004, the court again modified the release conditions to add 300 hours of community work service for not complying.
In July 2005, the court revoked the supervised release and sent the defendant to four months in prison and placed him on 32 months of supervised release.
In November 2005, the supervised release was modified again to add 100 hours of community work service.
The supervised release began on Oct. 28, 2005, the Probation Office said.
