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Man gets 27-day prison term for domestic violence
A man accused of hitting his wife with a wooden chair at their home in Kagman, has pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and was slapped with a 27-day prison term.
Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho accepted Thomas Dela Cruz Joab’s guilty plea and the plea agreement.
Camacho sentenced Joab to the full maximum of six months, all suspended except 27 days.
Joab was given credit for 27 days of time served. It means he will no longer serve jail time.
The defendant was placed on two years of supervised probation and ordered to stay away from all poker establishments during the probationary period. He was ordered to pay $200 in probation costs and $25 in court costs.
Joab was required to complete any counseling recommended by the Community Guidance Center.
According to the factual basis of the plea deal, on Sept. 26, 2015 on Saipan, Joab argued with, yelled at, and pushed his wife, causing her to call police.
The wife spoke at the change of plea hearing. She supported the terms of the plea deal. She said she wants her husband to come home and not to have a stay away order from her.
Police said the wife called the Department of Public Safety on Sept. 26 at 3:25am, saying Joab hit her with a wooden chair at their home. A police officer noticed a bump and a scratch below the victim’s left elbow and bruising on the left rib area. Joab allegedly got upset when he saw her hugging her friends at a restaurant.
